what are some good and healthy distractions from my anxiety when it gets really bad?
Kempokarate12
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Jul 4, 2018
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Staying active can be extremely beneficial towards combating anxiety. The body releases natural chemicals to offset the physical stress of exercise. As a result it helps alleviate mental stress as well. Activities such as going for a hike or a run, riding your bike, or even going to the gym can really help minimize the overwhelming feeling of anxiety.
Anonymous
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Jul 5, 2018
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Inhale and exhale to calm down your heart rate. Splash some water on yourself to get refreshed. Remember, you're not alone.
WillingToHelpU
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Jul 11, 2018
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I have found that drawing, reading, looking at cute videos of dogs online, playing music, or any minimal things that you like for find you can do are good.
S229
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Jul 12, 2018
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I have found music is really calming as long as just reading or going to the park! Even just going on a walk as well.
Anonymous
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Jul 12, 2018
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Music! Music that you can connect to, relate to or truly understand does really help. It's like you have a whole "perfect" world that you can just escape to whenever you really need to and I love this as a distraction.
Anonymous
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Jul 13, 2018
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I go on a walk at the park and I focus on the sounds around me, also my breathing. How my body feels and works. Basically it’s a walking meditation .
Randora
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Jul 14, 2018
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Any hobbies you love! For example Gaming, Drawing, Photography. Anything that is constructive would be good to take your mind off of it!
Anonymous
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Jul 20, 2018
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Distractions and how effective it is for a person may vary depending on individual interest, but generally, doing your hobbies is a good and healthy way of diverting your attention from anxiety. It could be something like writing, drawing, playing video games, exercising, etc.
ItzzAlexa
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Jul 25, 2018
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Deep breathing, helps a lot! Breath slowly in an out through your nose and out through your mouth, do 5 times until you feel calm, if not. continue deep breathing into your diaphragm
Panther7
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Jul 27, 2018
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To go out into to the green, watch and feel the nature, or meditate with good exersices about where is the anxiety coming from to form it into trust of everything ;)
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