Anxiety Reduction in 100 Words or Less
22 Things To Do & 16 To Stop Doing!
Have the “damndemic” and “scariants” increased your stress and anxiety? Welcome to the new normal— “weird is the new normal.” Virtually everyone suffers from this “weirdness”, and the younger you are, the greater percentage of your life has been dis-stressed.
Do More:
- Mindful Meditation; Breathing exercises
- Physical exercise
- Acupuncture; Massage
- Counseling; Therapy
- Purpose & Goals
- Nature
- Friends & Family
- Music & arts
- Vocalizing
- Affirmations & Visualizations
- Laughter & Love
- Nutritious Food
- Quality Sleep
- Red night light only
Do Less:
- Blue screens after dark
- Devices/notifications on while asleep
- Excess screen time/gaming
- Doomscrolling
- “Social Greedia”
- Heavy exercise, caffeine, alcohol at night
- Sugars, saturated fats
- Heavy, fatty, fried, spicy meals late in day