anxiety

Anxiety can be tough to work through, especially in public. For me, I do a grounding technique a therapist taught me a while back.

Internally I list a few things that I cannot control, then a few things that I can control.

For example: I cannot control how others feel. I also cannot control the weather. However I can control my own breathing. I can control whether I stay or leave an establishment. Etc.

This activity helps to refocus on the fact that you don’t have to control everything. Some things are out of your hands, and that’s okay because there are always some things that you can manage.

This sounds a useful tip. I get anxious a lot and often cannot pin it down to anything in particular, (I think I could get a degree in worrying) will try this.

This sounds a useful tip. I get anxious a lot and often cannot pin it down to anything in particular, (I think I could get a degree in worrying) will try this.