8 Ways to Get Your Anxiety Under Control

Some anxiety is normal in everyone's life. But if anxiety is threatening to take over your life, you need to fix it. You don't need to try to live with anxiety on your own, and there are great remedies to help get rid of it. The information that follows will help you find ways to deal with anxiety while making it part of your past.

1. Breathe easy. When you start to feel anxious, try to concentrate on breathing correctly. Inhale through your nostrils for about two seconds, and then exhale through parted lips for four seconds. Continue this routine for a full minute. Once your breathing gets back to normal, follow it up with a couple of minutes of soothing, positive self-talk.
2. Think happy thoughts. If you have problems falling asleep at night because of anxiety, think about everything good in your life and the positive things you are going to do the next day. While it may seem hard to do at first, the more you do it, the more you will get used to it.
3. A good way to get rid of your anxiety is to treat yourself to a snack that you like. When you start to feel a bit anxious, one of the best ways to calm yourself, is to make your taste buds happy. When you make your taste buds happy, your stomach is happy, and then you're happy.
4. Don't forget to play. With the hustle and bustle of your busy life, taking the time to play a sport, a game or an instrument might seem frivolous. Taking an hour to let your hair down and have fun can do wonders for your stress and anxiety levels, though.
5. A balanced and healthy diet is important for everyone, and this goes double for those who suffer from anxiety. In contrast to junk food, a balanced diet provides you with the vitamins and other nutrients your body requires to remain healthy.
6. Do not feel embarrassed or ashamed to seek professional help if your anxiety has become something that you cannot effectively deal with on your own. It will help you to talk to a doctor and let those feelings out. They will then, be able to prescribe you something that can help you, if that is what is needed.
7. Try creating your own anxious worrying period. Choose a single or two 10 minute spots each day where you can worry and just feel anxious. During this worry period, try focusing only on the anxious, negative thoughts without trying to correct them. The rest of the day should remain anxiety-free.
8. Don't bottle up your feelings of anxiety; talk to somebody - a doctor, a friend, or a family member - about your troubles. Bottling up your thoughts and emotions will only contribute to your problems. Expressing your feeling will allow you to feel better and will reduce your anxiety.

Mild anxiety is a part of many people's lives regularly. Anxiety that prevents you from living your life and stops you from functioning from day to day needs your attention. The advice and suggestions above should help you along those lines.