What are your personal strategies for coping with the symptoms of your anxiety?

When feeling anxious, I try and use music to calm my nerves. I also use an app called Calm. You can check it out by going to calm.com . Its a great way for me personally to calm my nerves. :-)

A lot of people have a personal anchor, something that holds them down when they feel anxious. For me, that's holding on to my left wrist with my right hand. Just a simple act like that on it's own can help calm me down that little bit. In more stressful situations, I need to start counting out my breathing and pacing it out to make sure I'm not hyperventilating. If things get out of hand I always find it good to take a 'toilet break' where I take a few minutes to be alone. Sometimes I use this as an opportunity to fully concentrate on my breathing or even give myself a little pep talk. It's always good to take moments to yourself to calm yourself down.

I take long deep breaths, sip water, or go somewhere I can be by myself and relax. If I know that I am going to be involved in a situation that could trigger anxiety, like a family gathering, I tell someone I trust and they support me during that time. If there is no one around I make sure there is a place I can be on my own close by, I will also limit the time I spend there if I can.

Deep breathing. Mindfulness meditation. Taking a walk in nature. Thinking of something calming, like a day at the beach. Reaching out to a friend and focusing on their thoughts and issues for a while can help me to get mine into perspective.

"Rectangle breathing" : Follow the frame of a door slowly with your eyes. Along the long sides, breathe out. Along the short sides, breathe in. This helps me to calm down when I am anxious.

i like to distract myself, if i feel anxious, i come on here 7 cups of tea. i chat to people about the way i'm feeling, or i'll go and watch something on the TV or go for a walk. it's all about diverting your brain from it, the more you think about how anxious you feel, the more your going to be anxious. Also try breathing techniques, breathing from the abdomen and not your chest.

Personally, when I am anxious I talk to a friend or my husband. I also write, take walks, and listening to calming music. Bubble baths are nice as well :)

I don't have anxiety myself, but my girlfriend does. I try my best to assure her that everything is alright even if she feels it's not, but I don't push aside how she feels. Things are tough for a lot of people and I know that.

I usually try remember that I have to take deep breaths, count, that will help you. In... 1,2,3. Out... 1,2,3. Also, I keep telling myself that I'm overeating, that's only the worse scenario, not the only!

I make time in my day to stop for a few minutes and just focus on my breathing. I give myself a quiet moment in the morning with Tea before I begin my day. I use grounding techniques, like the non-judgmental labeling/cataloguing of all the items in a room. I identify and challenge my cognitive distortions. I talk about the anxieties that won't go away, or that get too overwhelming to deal with on my own. I go for walks. I write. I draw. I cook/bake. I pray. I take a shower. I write out the worst thing can happen, the best thing that can happen, and the most likely thing that will happen and then examine my feelings and thoughts futher. I see a counselor sometimes.