Preventing your Anxiety #1
Anxiety and panic attacks aren’t the most predictable of occurrences, but there are certainly practices that we can all put into play to help avoid them. A common cause of these attacks is the element of not being in control. So, I provide you with my first and most prized piece of advice to avoid anxiety;
Plan your day!
You don’t necessarily have to keep to a ‘schedule’ or anything. But make sure you carry out any important responsibilities, especially in the mornings/first, this will take off unneeded stress and allow you for a much calmer day. In your personal life, your school life, your work life – do the important things first.
Here’s a few everyday things I like to plan the night before to allow me for a smoother day ahead;
What time I am going to get up (even if I don’t have any plans) and stick to that time;
What I’m going to wear – for extra stressful forthcoming events I tend to lay my entire outfit out so it’s ready to put on;
What I’m going to eat for breakfast;
The order in which I am going to do things (get up, eat breakfast, brush my teeth, get
dressed etc.).
It doesn’t matter how trivial you think a task is that you’ve planned, if it helps you to relax knowing
you have planned it, then it’s gold!
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Love this. I’ve always suffered with anxiety from a young age to the point I struggled to leave the house. Control is the main thing for me, I need it. I find myself manipulating situations with friends and family without meaning to, to calm myself down when in situations I don’t feel comfortable in. I do however try to make myself be in environments out of my comfort zone every now and again to show myself I’ll be fine even if I don’t have control.
I’m so glad more people are sharing their experiences with mental illness. We’re like a massive army of amazingness!