There are many different way in which people tell you about how you can control your anxiety. Some just say to you stop worrying where they themselves dont understand what it like and know the difference between worry and anxiety.

However with Everyone with anxiety is different, it may be the same mental illness but it effect everyone differently. For me I do admit i have controlled medication that I am on and My goal for myself is to become non reliant on them by the time I finish university and use psychological methods to help me. I’m going to give you in this post two different methods in which I use.

1. Train yourself to respond to NOT. In this Way:

N: Notice you have a thought.

O: observe and review the Thought.

T: The take whatever action you deem beneficial.

this method can give you a moment to stop and think about what you are feeling and if you are starting to panic give you chance for you mind to calm down and have a chance to think of a clearer and better way to handle the situation.

2.         Breathe and tell yourself why you’re being stupid
then look around name 3 things you see
take a deep breath,
3 things you hear or have heard today
take a deep breath
3 things you feel or want to

This will have a chance for you to think about the surroundings and get yourself out of your own head and bring yourself back into reality/ situation.

These both help me so much in times of need and i feel like that this will help you as well.

This is Emma Cooper and This is living my life.