3 of the Best Anxiety Melting Strategies for YOU to Try!
Posted on March 07, 2022 by Stacey Walter, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
These three strategies are designed to be quick and in the moment to help calm you when you are feeling anxious.
Anxiety looks and feels different for everyone. Regardless of how you are experiencing anxiety, these are 3 in the moment strategies that will help you reduce anxiety.
Strategy one is just breathe! Deep breathing is one of the best ways to lower stress and anxiety in the body. You may be saying to yourself that you breathe all the time. Yes, we do! The difference is that deep breathing brings more oxygen to your bloodstream. A deep breath gets down to the bottom of the lungs. It helps to relax the nervous system, the thing that has your anxiety ramped up in the first place.
So how do you start practicing deep breathing? Let’s start with a simple 4-7-8 breath. Sit in a comfortable position. If you want to check yourself, place your hand on your belly. Take a full, deep breath in through your nose to the count of 4. Your chest and belly will rise. Hold your breath in for the count of 7. Blow your breath out through your mouth to the count of 8. Make sure you have pushed all of the air from your lungs. Repeat the process. You should begin to immediately feel your body relax.
Why do we breathe in through the nose? Our nose is our filter. The tiny hairs in our nose help to keep small particles from entering our bodies. If you prefer, you can also blow the air out through the nose.
Breathing is free and can be done anywhere. A perfect solution to reducing anxiety.
The second strategy is to get up and move! When your body feels better, so does your mind. The physical benefits of exercise have long been established.
Exercise is considered vital for maintaining mental fitness. Not only does it reduce stress and anxiety, it has also been shown to reduce fatigue and improve alertness and concentration. This is helpful when stress and anxiety have depleted your energy or ability to concentrate. When stress
affects the brain the rest of the body feels the impact as well.
Try a quick walk in nature. Not able to get outside, do an online walking video, walk at the mall, or simply walk around your house or office. A simple change of scenery and movement is great for mental health.
Move to feel better and increase your energy and combine with deep breathing for a double dose of relaxation.
The third strategy for melting anxiety in the moment is laughter. You read that right. Laughter truly is the best medicine. Do you remember the last time you had a good laugh? How did you feel after?
A great laugh can give you some quick, short-term benefits. It can activate and relieve your stress and anxiety. Laughter also stimulates circulation and aids in muscle relaxation. This can help to relieve the physical symptoms of anxiety like a stiff neck.
So, my challenge for you is to just laugh for the next minute. Set your timer and laugh. It’s no joke. You will feel better.
