Five Tips for Managing Anxiety Right Now By Agi Heale
tighten, everything clenches up and it can feel all-consuming. In that very moment, I need to “get rid” of that nervous energy. So give this a try. Stand up tall and flick out your hands to your side. As you do so, imagine that the nervous energy is flicking out of your fingertips and dripping away from you. Next, run your hands down your arms, creating friction, to get rid of the energy through your fingertips. Finally, jiggle your whole body Ultimately anxiety is just anxiety. It can crop up – shaking the anxiety out of your system. Then, at any time. We will continue to be under pressure move on to the next tip of breathing. and face really challenging times. Therefore, I wanted to share my top five tips, which will ensure Breathing you feel more resilient and confident whatever We forget that our breath is (unsurprisingly!!) happens in your day. These five are some of my “go-to’s” whenever I am feeling overwhelmed with us at any given moment. We can get so and can be done with anyone of any age – the caught up in a moment that we forget to breathe energy flick and breathing can be particularly fun or we breathe very high up in our chest, all tight and sprung up. There is tons of research around to do together with kids. deep belly breathing and its benefits. So, in a stressful and anxious moment, remember to take Energy Flick a few deep, proper breaths. Start by breathing For me, when I start to feel anxious, it is as in for a count of three, holding for three and though a current of electricity runs through my then breathing out for three. If you are dealing body and I almost feel “whizzy.” My shoulders The world has been changing at the rate of knots and it has been an incredibly challenging 18 months for many people. As the world starts to open up into a “new normal,” anxiety seems to be everywhere. Have I done this right? Am I able to handle this? How come everyone else seems completely sorted while I feel like I’m crumbling? There is a lot going on.
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