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2ntyOnePilots said:
Good question.
(I have ‘Generalized Anxiety’. I’m not sure if you’re asking about actual diagnostics or the common ‘nervous feeling’ sort of thing.)
^I can become anxious for no apparent reason, in any situation, at anytime.
I’m learning how to manage this better all the time, and best of all, not show that I’m internally suffocating. I am unable to take medication,(because it could interfere with the meds I’m already on, and I hate a disoriented feeling.) though I know that if you’re having problems, it can be very effective, you should see if it works for you. (Please don’t self-diagnose)
I use this thing called “Box breathing” and it really helps. The thing is to practice it so you can use it in a anxiety situation. Basically you imagine a rectangle, or look at something rectangle, that helps too. You start at the bottom left corner and empty your lungs completely and quickly for 5 segundos until you ‘reach’ the topo, início left corner. Then you inhale all the way (make sure you when you breathe your chest expands) till you get to the topo, início right corner. Hold your breathe for another 5 segundos until you get to the bottom right corner, exhale. Repeat until you feel a difference.
Play a song in your head.
Find something to mess w/ (I always twiddle pens and pencils and flip them over my finger)
‘Chair-pull ups’: when you are sittin* down, feet on the floor, put your arms on the chair edge, and push yourself up. It helps some people.
cruz your writs over your chest and make borboleta motions. (You look weird but it works)
Draw.
(Rubber Band, but also for other reasons)
That’s some of the things I do.
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