Anxiety Tips

I know I have touched base on anxiety before but lately

mine has been really bad so I have done more research

and wanted to post about it. I do have a prescription

for anxiety but I am trying not to take it anymore

unless nothing else works.

Breath... take 10 slow and deep breaths and keep your

entire focus on your breath.

Think of a color... for example let's say the color is blue.

Repeat the word "blue" until your mind is full of blue

and your nagging thoughts have gone away.

Hold your breath... this one does work, hold your breath

as long as you can, the longer you hold it your brain

starts to shift off those nagging thoughts onto

when am I going to breathe again.

Guided relaxation... there are tons of apps now a days

and websites that you can use to guide you through

a short "relaxation" or "meditation"

Go for a walk... it doesn't have to be a long one, put your

earbuds in turn on some of your favorite music and

soak in some Vitamin D.

Best supplements for anxiety:

GABA, it's gamma-aminobutyric acid which is an

amino acid and a neurotransmitter located in the

brain that is crucial to serotonin production.

Passion Flower

Valerian Root

LIcorice Root

Ashwagandha

Rhodiola

Before taking any supplement make sure they don't

interfere with any prescriptions you are on.

Another thing that works for me is I bought a pack of nasal

inhalers off eBay, you use them with essential oils.

I made one with lemon essential oil that aids in

anxiety relief. I will inhale that a couple

of times in each nostril.

The last thing you can do is try to figure out why

you are having anxiety, sometimes you really don't know,

others something might have triggered it.

If something did trigger it try not to do what set

you off in the first place again. If it is something you

know you are going to have to do again, have your plans

in place and try to get a head of it before it even occurs.