How To Reduce Anxiety
- March 16, 2009
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Writer
ShannonH
Source
Tina B. Tessina
Music (track 1)
Jonanthan Roberts
Music (track 2)
Matt Wiggers
Voice Over Artist
Liv Rooth
No need to go through life fretting and sweating. There are easy tricks to calm down quick!
You Will Need
- A video game
- B-vitamins
- Fish
- The scent of lavender or vanilla
- And some herbal tea
- Brazil nuts
- A video game
- B-vitamins
- Fish
- The scent of lavender or vanilla
- And some herbal tea
- Brazil nuts
Overwhelming anxiety can indicate a serious mental-health disorder. Consult a doctor if anxiety is interfering with your daily life.
Step 1: Play a video game
Play a video game. Researchers have found that a Game Boy eased anxiety in young patients awaiting surgery better than a prescription tranquilizer. Goal-oriented play boosts dopamine in the brain, a chemical linked to positive feelings.
Munch on Brazil nuts. They’re nature’s top source of selenium, a mineral that soothes the central nervous system during high-stress times.
Step 2: Relinquish control
Know your “no-control zone.” Most things we’re anxious about are completely out of our control, so it’s useless to worry about them.
Look at something blue. Psychological studies show this color is so calming, it instantly soothes overstressed adrenal glands and slows down anxious brain waves!
Step 3: Get perspective
Think of the absolute worst-case, catastrophically bad scenario. This helps put things in better perspective.
Doodle, especially circles and figure eights: they switch your brain from analytic to creative and help you calm down.
Step 4: Take vitamin B
Take a B-complex vitamin. These are the ones that are depleted first when you’re anxious or stressed.
Step 5: Eat fish
Eat more fish. Foods like tuna and salmon are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which quash anxiety.
Step 6: Avoid low-fat dieting
Have the full-fat ice cream! British researchers found that people on low-fat diets are more depressed and anxious, and fat boosts levels of serotonin.
Step 7: Talk it out
Call a friend. Talking things out is proven to ease anxiety by triggering the release of oxytocin — a chemical which makes us feel safe and secure.
Step 8: Use aromatherapy
Take a whiff of lavender or vanilla. Studies show these scents reduce anxiety more than prescription anti-anxiety drugs!
Step 9: Repeat a mantra
Give yourself a mantra to repeat when you’re anxious; this will alter your brain waves so you’ll feel in control.
Step 10: Try herbal remedies
Try an herbal remedy: lemongrass, chamomile, and dandelion all calm the central nervous system.
Step 11: See a doctor
If nothing helps, see a doctor. Over 21 million Americans have some form of anxiety disorder, including Drew Barrymore and David Beckham.
Simply switching your screen saver or desktop wallpaper to a calming image, like a waterfall, can ease your anxiety in an instant!
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Comments (11)
I love how this whole video is calming. Really beautiful!
over 2 years ago by HeatherM
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over 3 years ago by Seng
very helpful!
over 2 years ago by FierceFaceTV
anxiety, sorry I accidentally typed axiety
about 1 year ago by Tiffany_Amber_Comstock
If you have an axiety attack, watch this video. It makes it go away. I have watched it a ton of times already.
about 1 year ago by Tiffany_Amber_Comstock
David Beckham is English- pointing out stupid people on the internet has also been proven (by me, right now) to lower stress levels. Ahh its like a calming breeze- or vicadin
over 2 years ago by Oliver_Bond
Yeah, and Drew Barrymore isn't even a person!
over 2 years ago by kevinveselka
laughter is also a huge part in releasing dopamine, the chemical which induces positive feelings
about 1 year ago by SPCHowTo
laughter is also a huge part in releasing dopamine, the chemical which induces positive feelings
about 1 year ago by SPCHowTo
i agree with these all nothing is better than these ways to reduece anger .. anxiety,,stress etc
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