Feelings of Anxiety? My Top 7 Tips to Reduce it Fast 🚀

 

Anxiety is a normal emotion that everyone experiences from time to time. It’s normal and healthy to feel anxious in certain situations. Whether it’s the butterflies before a first date, jitters before a big speech, or the stress of a high-pressure job, when feelings of anxiety become too frequent and intense, they can be overwhelming and disruptive to our everyday lives. When anxiety does start to affect your day-to-day life, it’s time to act. Here are my top 7 tips that I’ve found helpful for reducing anxiety fast:

 

🫁 Take a Deep Breath:

Taking slow, deep breaths is an easy way to calm your body down in the moment. Place one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach and take slow, deep breaths for a few minutes until you start to feel more relaxed. (Important: 6 seconds in through your nose, 6 seconds out through your nose and notice your belly rising and falling).

🏃 Go for a Walk or Run:

Exercise helps relieve stress by releasing endorphins, which are hormones that make you feel better and more relaxed. Even if you don’t have time to go for a full workout, taking a short walk or jog will help reduce your anxiety levels quickly.

🧘🏻 Practice Meditation:

Meditation is an excellent tool for reducing stress and calming the mind and body. Meditating for five minutes every day can make a profound difference in your life. If you’ve never done it before, all you do is sit down, focus on your breath, and anytime a thought comes into your mind, you just refocus on your breath. The end. And remember, it’s called meditation practice for a reason – it takes a whole lot of practice to shut off the noise and reduce anxiety.

💥 Identify Your Triggers:

Keeping track of what triggers your anxious feelings can be helpful in avoiding them in the future. Writing down how you felt before, during, and after an anxious episode can help you identify patterns and find solutions for managing future triggers more effectively.

📆 Create A Daily Routine:

Having structure in our lives is essential when it comes to managing stress levels. Creating a daily routine helps keep us organized by giving us something concrete to focus on each day — plus, it reduces decision fatigue by eliminating those pesky “what should I do now?” moments that lead us down rabbit holes of doubt and indecision.

🔍 Focus on Something Else:

Redirecting your attention away from what’s causing your anxiety is one of the quickest ways to reduce it fast– Focus on something else like reading a book or watching TV until your anxieties subside.

💤 Get Enough Sleep:

Last but certainly not least is sleep — getting enough quality sleep is essential for maintaining good mental health as well as reducing feelings of anxiety or depression. Aim for at least 8 hours per night if possible; any less than this may result in decreased concentration levels or difficulty focusing on tasks throughout the day due to fatigue.

 

Everyone has different ways of dealing with anxiety; what works for one person might not work for another. However, these seven tips are great starting points if you’re looking for ways to reduce your own stress levels quickly and effectively – try them out today! Remember that managing anxiety takes practice – don’t give up if things don’t get better right away! Keep trying different strategies until you find something that works best for you! Good luck!

Let me know in the comments which one you found most useful 👍🏻

David McGee

Anxiety Specialist Hypnotherapist