Hello Zoe777, I also have anxiety and stay away specifically from drinks that have a lot of caffeine (coffee/energy drinks/soda). Drinking more water is supposed to help with reducing stress. I have not changed my diet completely (I am selective) but I can see its benefits. Best of luck with your diet and it helping you.

I also have Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Never thought about a diet to help.
But staying away from caffeine sounds reasonable. I do a lot of staring out my window. Watching the leaves in the trees and the clouds in the sky. Music also helps me feel less anxious.

the closest i have come to a regulated diet is, "eat." i tend to forget to eat to the point where anything is better than more nothing. eating every day, preferably more than once, makes a HUGE diff in my anxiety levels. when anxiety rears its ugly head, my first question to myself is, "have i eaten recently?"

i feel different every day and believe i need nutrition to balance the conditions of the day or even the hour. an advantage i believe my abysmal childhood blessed me with a cleaner connection to my body's communications. nobody cared IF i ate, much less WHAT i ate, so i don't have any voices of conditioning nagging me to follow this, that or the next diet. i eat what my body asks for. the forgetting to eat is a psych symptom.

water does, indeed, help reduce anxiety in my own case.

steadying support while you find what works for you, zoe.

Hydration sensitivity is often a leading marker for anxiety awareness - and for some people, certain foods (whether it is taste, texture, scent, or appearance) will set off a reaction series.

Here's to finding what works for you!

I would sure love to know how that works.

I think
It’s a great idea! I guess what we put in our bodies for fuel is important lots of healthy veggies are full of vitamins especially the b vitamins are known to support our nervous system
Stay away from caffeine as best you can. Vitamin d is also good and if you’re low in vitamin d it can cause anxiety/ depression. Be sure to eat and not skip meals as low blood sugar can bring in anxiety
Some really healthy foods are salmon, kale, blueberries spinach nuts,
Good luck and let us know how it goes!!

Not anything specific. If I focus too much on diet it actually ticks up my anxiety. But I have a history of disordered eating so that plays into it.

Thanks alot for your feedback. Its reassuring to know that diet is very likely to help. I'm on day 2 and making small changes each day. Take care :-)

I'm gonna have to try all that.
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I have never been diagnosed with anything, but, know I have it, maybe a little depression too,

But, didn't know a special diet/loosing weight, drinking water could reduce anxiety,

I always thought, anxiety had something to do with certain trigger's like when You look at a picture or something, like for mee, it has to do with my past (which I'm trying SO hard to forget, I keep telling myself to forget about this, but keep on coming

back to in my mind. Like when I play guitar)

Also, if You live in NJ there are thc-infused seltzer water's that really help.

I'm gonna have to try this other stuff.......

I tend to feel better when my belly is full and I’ve hydrated adequately. I’m trying to drink mostly water. I recently cut out soda in favor of sparkling water. But I just bought a Stanley cup to keep my water cold all day and I love it! I let myself have one cup of morning coffee and maybe a cup of juice or tea and the rest of the day I just drink water.
As far as food I’m trying to eat more healthy. Having regular meals and snacks has been a huge help as I don’t feel so hungry.

I went hungry this morning because I ran out of snack bars and was too busy at work. My anxiety levels went up quite high but at least I was aware and told myself to stay calm. I started worrying that being hungry was damaging my body, which didnt help.

Daily prayer helps me mentally, it can help anyone. I think we should try to sense God as we pray to Him. This will make prayers stronger.