For various reasons, anxiety and fears may appear and intensify. This may be related to a specific situation in your life. It may be associated with external events, when everyone around is nervous and the situation is becoming more and more tense. How to help yourself if anxiety is pressing, and fears are increasingly approaching? Methods can be divided into two groups: - Strategic - related to the development of internal stability, increasing awareness, the ability to think strategically and plan - Tactical - self-regulation techniques that will help you pull yourself together here and now So, let's move on to the recommendations Strategic first 1) Assessing the situation on a life-long scale Look at your life as a whole. There are many other events in it, and today's situation is just one of them. 2) Remember your own experience of overcoming difficult periods in life. What helped you personally? 3) Concentration on priorities List your main priorities - and focus on them. It is impossible to embrace the immensity.4) Do not make long-term forecasts. Concentrate on rational decisions and actions here and now.5) Rely on what you consider to be your meaning in life. How do you see your meaning in life? Every day, do something that relates to this, share your usefulness with the world. 6) Act in moderation: don’t freeze, but don’t fuss either. Choose a reasonable pace of life, continue to act. 7) Remember your strengths, which help you in different situations. What is your advantages? How did they help you at different periods of your life? 8) Ask yourself the right questions Ask yourself: - What is the smartest decision I can make now? - What would I advise my best friend in this case? 9) Help at least one person who is now even worse. forget about good deeds. Help as much as you can to those who are worse off than you. Now tactical 10) Using breathing techniques From the whole variety of breathing techniques, choose those that suit you. Start with the simplest ones, for example, with deep belly breathing or delayed breathing. 11) Switching When unpleasant thoughts overcome you, switch to business, to physical activity. For example, cleaning helps. 12) Dosed consumption of information Set yourself a limit on information consumption. Get it from sources you trust. 13) Maintain a daily routine Try to stay on schedule. 14) Feel anxieties in your body Focus on the sensations in your body. Understand where exactly fear and anxiety “sit.” Try to manage it, “drive” it out. 15) Tongue twisters Choose several tongue twisters for yourself, and when anxiety sets in, read them clearly out loud. Vera Bokareva, psychologist, psychotherapist, sexologist, doctor of medical sciences. Sign up for a consultation: WhatsApp / Viber / Telegram: +7-963-231-37-12 / verabo.ru