What are alternative ways besides medication to deal with the physical symptoms of anxiety?

Exercise, meditation, colouring, breathing exercises, or chores. These are only a few options, but they generally help me whenever I'm experiencing anxiety

personally i listen to comedians with my headphones whilst out and about, just so i'm not thinking about what may happen just smiling a lot, which probably looks weird but its better than how i usually look :)

Learning what can lead to increased anxiety and learning what helps you personally lower your anxiety. Avoiding your triggers and focusing on what can calm you really helps to manage the anxiety you face on a daily basis. If possible, talking to a therapist can help you to figure out what increases and decreases your anxiety, as sometimes it can be difficult to come to those conclusions on your own. Taking time out of your week to recharge and look over how you have been managing your symptoms can help. Taking warm baths, drinking enough water, and getting enough sleep can all help with both the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety.

Your first bet would be to find a coping mechagnism, or better so; one that works for you. Anxiety makes it hard to try new things and get out there. A constant fear of something going wrong perhaps. You can fight this fear by doing something distracting, perhaps something that lets you get your thoughts down and help you better understand the thoughts running through your head. This gives you time to think straight. A suggestion would be finding a hobby that allows you to express yourself. Art? Writing? Sports? It doesn't matter what it is. To find a way to cope, you need to try new things which often comes as a form of motivation. If this fails, perhaps some occupational therapy would be good. This way, you can have specialists help you find that mechagnism. They could help you get back out there and try new things with support incase things do go bottoms up.

I totally agree with Blynng. I would just like to add that there is there also is a great anxiety self-help guide here on 7 Cups which can be helpful to learn more about anxiety and how to overcome it. It has very interesting and simple exercices too. https://www.7cups.com/anxiety-help/

There's different things you can try for anxiety. Taking a stroll for fresh air, taking a nap when you're feeling anxious, drinking some water and taking deep breaths. Soak in a hot bath or shower. Also, think about your diet. Sometimes too much soda or coffee can make your anxiety worst.

The best thing you can do for anxiety is to simply breathe. There are many different breathing techniques that can be used but breathing is the most immediate and biggest relief you can get.

If you are seeing a counselor, asking them about different ways to control your breathing, and calming techniques. If not, plese go look at our anxiety forum page!

I believe breathing techniques do help to some extent. or to find activities to do when you are anxious that can help distract you from those anxious feelings.

Cognitive restructuring, part of the 7Cups guides here, has helped me analyze and, over time, manage my anxiety better. As my mental grip over anxiety gets better, so do the physical symptoms.