How to Stop Being Anxious And Regain Your Calm

Are you fed up with wasting mental and emotional energy thinking over (and repeating) events in your head? At times, you may even be undermining yourself, your performance, and your relationships? Playing the "what if" game in your head all the time?

Let's face it: being nervous is depressing and saps the fun from life. It does so because it's hard to live in the present moment if you're continuously thinking about the future or the past. The good news is that it doesn't have to be that way. Let's look at some strategies for overcoming anxiety and regaining your composure.

The Difference Between Feeling Anxious and Having Anxiety

Anxiety is a natural stress response and is part of the human experience. When the tension is alleviated, the anxiety typically subsides as well. The unpleasant trigger is gone in anxiety disorders, yet the anxiety might still be there.

Anxiety disorders come in a variety of forms, each with its own set of symptoms. If you think you might have one of these, it's advisable to be checked out by a doctor, especially since anxiety is so frequent. According to studies, up to 33% of all Americans will suffer from anxiety disorders at some point in their lives.

What Can You Do to Manage Feeling Anxious?

The good news is that there is a lot you can do to reduce your anxiety. Every day, science is discovering more and more about how to cope with anxiety.

Being proactive and preventative is something I really believe in. I usually advocate developing a foundation of excellent daily routines if you have a lot of stress in your life or are prone to feeling worried. That way, if something happens to irritate the anxiety bear, you'll already be prepared to deal with it.

Twenty tips may be overwhelming for some people but remember: you are not expected to incorporate every tip on this list. Look at it as a menu of potential helpful options. You can pick and choose whatever you want and leave the rest.

Here are 20 tips on how to stop being anxious:

1. Eat the Right Food

Sugary meals, processed foods, alcohol, caffeine, and artificial sweeteners, among other things, can exacerbate anxiety.

Instead, here are some meals that might help you feel less anxious: Brazil nuts, fatty salmon, eggs, pumpkin seeds, dark chocolate, turmeric, chamomile, yoghurt, and green tea are some of the foods that are high in antioxidants.

2. Stay Hydrated

Staying hydrated is a simple way to help you stop being worried. Even minor dehydration has been found to exacerbate anxiety. So, sip away! That is, water.

3. Work Some Mindfulness Into Your Day

This should come as no surprise to anyone. Meditation and diaphragmatic breathing (breathing into your belly button and contracting your abdominals as you exhale) are normally the first things that spring to mind, but there are a few additional quick and easy activities that may help you relax almost instantly.

Five Things is one of my faves, and it's based on our five senses (sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch). It's possible to accomplish it in any sequence.

For instance, you may begin by selecting five objects that you can see. It's critical to pay attention to the details of each item as you list them. Then you choose four things you can sense, noting each one with the same level of care. Reduce your list to one thing that corresponds to your final sense.