When you re feeling anxious, try these 5 methods

Mondo Psychological Updated on 2024-02-08

In the outpatient clinic, I often encounter many anxious patients.

My son took the college entrance examination this year, and I don't know if he will be able to get into the university of his choice. Lately, I've been restless all day, not eating well, not sleeping well.

In the past two days, during my mother's physical examination, she found that the tumor marker was high, and the doctor said that she was initially considered to have a tumor and asked her to go for a follow-up visit in the near future. After listening to the doctor's words, I couldn't sleep, and my mind was full of thoughts about what to do in the future. ”

In the blink of an eye, it was already February, and the plans I made at the beginning of January - fitness, study, weight loss, etc., were not completed in the end, and I regretted it and blamed myself at the same time. ”

Anxiety is simply everywhere......Relatives and friends have persuaded me to stop worrying if I want to open something. But why am I still anxious and disturbed?

In fact, anxiety is everywhere in our lives. So, what is anxiety? How can I relieve anxiety properly?

Do you really understand anxiety?

Anxiety is a state of inner restlessness, a bad emotional experience that occurs when you have a premonition of a possible adverse situation or potential danger and feel unable to cope.

Symptoms include nervousness, worry, apprehension, fear, fear, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and may cause physical reactions such as palpitation, chest tightness, shortness of breath, flushing, hand tremors, sweating, frequent urination, and general malaise, and may even lead to sleep disorders.

In our daily lives, we all face various levels of anxiety. Moderate levels of anxiety help us mobilize our body's internal resources to reach our full potential and improve our ability to cope with environmental stressors and handle work efficiently.

But when you feel that anxiety makes you uncomfortable or even painful, that's excessive. Excessive anxiety can make you lose concentration, have poor memory, feel tired easily, lose productivity, and make mistakes. Excessive short-term anxiety may trigger various physical symptoms and insomnia; Long-term excessive anxiety is prone to high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, gastrointestinal diseases, etc.

Try to relieve anxietyThismethods

Focus on the present moment. When you concentrate on the task at hand, the anxiety gradually eases or even disappears. Relaxation training. Breathing relaxation and muscle relaxation are two common techniques for dealing with anxiety. When you feel anxious, take care to adjust your breathing so that your breathing is even and don't let your breathing become rapid, so that your anxiety doesn't get worse. Exercise moderately. When you're feeling anxious, if you can, do something you enjoy exercising. Listen**. According to your preference, choose some light-hearted ** to listen to. Focus on the idea, change the idea. When you notice your anxiety, look for the recurring thoughts that come to your mind and have the greatest impact on you. After pondering these thoughts, you will gradually become more rational and objective, which will ease your anxiety.

I am Fan Xiaohui, a Chinese medicine practitioner of the Psychiatric Department of Henan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (top three), and I am good at bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, psychiatry, and insomnia.

Due to the holiday, I can't reply to everyone's questions in time, if you or your family have questions, you can enter my homepage fan group to talk about it, and I will do my best to help you after seeing it!

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