5 Ways to deal with Anxiety in the Moment
You hear of the upcoming review meeting and your heart pounds loudly in your chest. Your mind flashes back to the unpleasant memories of the last one. You are gripped in fear of the unknown fueled by imagery of the past.
If you resonate with this feeling then here are 5 simple ways to handle the moment anxiety strikes. But before we go ahead remember these are only few self help methods. Examination by a specialist/ therapist is non negotiable.
1. Pause and observe: pause your thoughts for a moment and observe the noise in your mind as if you are an onlooker. Do not engage just ask yourself what am I feeling right now? why am I feeling this? What can I do about it? Write down all the thoughts and answers.
2. Deep breathing our breath is tied to our emotions. Breathe in and exhale slowly. With every breath feel your self relaxing. Relax your face, jaw, forehead, shoulders, arms and your whole body. This helps you relax.
3. Take a walk or run. Movement of the body helps in improving our mood and releasing feel good hormones
Talk to a friend or a family member. This is very therapeutic and helps you relax instantly by breaking the thought patterns in your mind
5. Listen to music or read a book or quote that motivates you. Recollect the times when you have successfully overcome such emotions. Remember you are stronger than your emotions. Surrender the future to a higher power and do your duty.
Practices like meditation, breathwork and mindfulness on a daily basis help deal with our emotions in the long run.
Most of the times our imagination portrays a small event into a much larger calamity. It is necessary to stop it by creating a pause. Reflecting the thoughts and responding by taking a few deep breaths.
Save this reminder for next time anxiety strikes.
Create The1SecondShift: pause-reflect-respond
