Try meditating or yoga or belly breathing. Walking is good. A well balanced diet. Staying busy. If you have any hobbies to do. Listening to relaxing music. Guided meditation. Hope these help. Italianmomma

my diets bad. i dont eat much and i have no hobbys
for meditating or yoga is there a good how to online? or just do it kinda thing?
i need to stay busy. i think to much. even if im busy im thinking to much. maybe thats the problem?
thx italuanmomma

Maybe if you try sports. Cross-country bicycling helped me, What do you like? If you don't know, just pick something and try it. Suggestions: running, skateboarding, basketball, tennis, bicycling.

theres many things i want to try but cant. theres alot i cant do currently but maybe if i can do things in doors i can try.
do u ride ur bike across country?

my answers sound sketch. im sorry. there all good ideas. im just really limited rn.

Playing a game on my phone helps. Drawing helps me. Music helps too.

thx annie

I know it's hard with the lock downs but do you have any outdoor space? A backyard? If not, take a walk around your block. It will help you feel better and to get some fresh air and sunshine will improve your mood a lot. Do you have a dog? You could take it for a walk.

Take a look at your diet. You said it was bad. Eat healthy foods, and make sure and drink a lot of water each day as hydration is important. Try to get 8 hours sleep. Start with the basics - eating healthy, drinking water, enough sleep, exercising each day. Talk with friends, do a hobby, etc. These things will all help your anxiety, and your overall health.

It's hard, I know. But whatever we can do to help ourselves, is a good place to start.

What helps me most is being gentle and tolerant with myself in the process of learning what works for me and going with the flow when what worked for me yesterday doesn't work for me today.

It is a journey, not a midterm exam. Be lovingly compassionate with yourself, broken parts and all. Be patient with the process.

It does not matter if you go slowly. Just do not stop. ~Confucius

Go with the one minute. Do it for one minute.

Write in a journal private every day. Do it for one minute.

Once you get the habit of one minute going, it will help you distract your thought pattern. Keep a list of things you can do in one minute.

Best wishes as you find your better balance.

Hi....Sorry to hear about your anxiety as we're all in the same boat here. I feel the same skid of cement blocks on my chest and stomach as you do! But I have a few suggestions that help me and I don't even have to leave the house.

#1. All anxiety sufferers should find The Anxiety Guy, Dennis Simsek and listen to his podcasts. He also has youtube videos and is very active on all social media. He suffered for yrs with anxiety and eventually developed agoraphobia so he has experienced what we experience. I am reading one of his books now. I am a huge fan.

#2. I love Nick Ortner and The Tapping Solution. I have the app. Parts of it are subscription but there's enough free stuff to use w/o doing that. Again, very active on social media.

#3. If you can get outside in the sunshine that helps too. If you have a small deck or porch spend some time outside. I find that if I'm inside too much, the walls start closing in.

#4. The word game in the Google Play Store called CrossCraze. If you like Scrabble type games, you'll love this. The pro version is less than $5. Worth every cent.

#5. Humor. It's easy to sink into the dark spaces of your own head. I find comedy that I like and watch that when it's TV time. I don't watch action shows, drama or anything dark. If it doesn't delight me, then I don't wanna see it and this includes the news on TV and online.

Hope this helps!

thx girlin
no dog
im workin on trying to eat 2x a day. i can do 1x a day most days but i no it dont cover all the vitamins and minerals needed so thats on my plan
im good on water but not on sleep. the most i can sleep at a time is 3 hours. il think alot then when i sleep dreams r torture. meditation is on the plan to. thinkin that might help with not thinkin so much?
thx arfie
thats my big goal or hope to be gentler with myself. im a jerk to my self. i need to work on that but not sure how
thx mid
so 1 minute doesnt sounds bad. when i think of doing any thing its to much but 1 minute i can do?
thx typec
im thinking that keeping my mind busy will help? il try what u suggested

If you are aware of your self-abuse, you are already on the road to healing.

Trust yourself and trust the process. Save the instant solutions for your cup o' soup.

ok-what helps me is
1) making sure I get enough magnesium and calcium and b12s--all good for mood--the magnesium particularly (get glycinate or take epsom salt baths or you will get the runs)
2) guided meditations on youtube
3)tapping videos for sleeping on youtube.
4) somnapure (all natural sleep aid)
5) cbd gummies (tasty and calming--but $$$)
6) exercise
7) being out in nature
8) journaling (I call it my book of crazy)
9) reaching out to friends
10) medication--ssri and benzos
11) therapy

I have really bad anxiety and sleep troubles also. I find it really hard to do deep breathing for a long period of time as well - it almost makes me more anxious? The best thing that helps me is exercising, particularly going for a fast paced walk. It helps tire you and the nervous energy out; really calms down the body’s physical symptoms of anxiety. Also if you have access to any weights, weight lifting exercise can really be helpful. Like everyone else on here has said, be kind to yourself and take it one day at a time. Sadly theres no quick fix and anxiety is something many people struggle with for years. Eventually you will find something that works for you!