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Iโve always been incredibly open about the fact that I struggle with anxiety. Itโs developed over the years and definitely has its high and lows. โฃ
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These past couple of months itโs been on the increase and this time, I stumbled across one major problem…โฃ
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I couldnโt workout like I normally would. โฃ
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For me, one of the ways Iโve always managed my anxiety has been through fitness. Not only does exercising regularly keep it fairly low, itโs also a great tool when itโs at its peak to distract myself. โฃ
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Whether itโs getting outside & going for a walk, or heading to the gym, it was my number one tool to combat the worst feelings of panic. โฃ
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Not being able to use that solution forced me to get creative so I wanted to share some of the things that have been helping me recently:
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๐ท. ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ด. Seriously. I used to insist upon the fact that I didnโt meditate. Go figure, it has been the magical thing to help me fall asleep every night. Iโve been using spotify and our online workout library as resources for some great ones. โฃ
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๐ธ. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ. Actually owning up to the fact that Iโm struggling, or simply hearing more about their day and updates has been helping a ton. โฃ
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๐น. ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ. Yes I am the biggest introvert on the planet, but Iโm also learning that I do a whole lot better when Iโm surrounded by others vs. being alone. Actually making an effort to have less solo time and prioritize a bit more of a social life has made all the different. โฃ
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๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ป-๐บ-๐น-๐ธ-๐ท ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฅ. I literally stop what Iโm doing, breathe and focus on 5 things I can see, โฃ
4 things I can physically feel, 3 things I can hear, 2 things I can smell, and 1 thing I can taste. It stops my panic in its tracks and brings me back to the present. โฃ
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While these arenโt perfect solutions, theyโve been so helpful in keeping me grounded while things have been a bit out of normalcy. If you struggle with anxiety, I hope theyโll be helpful to you, and please know I am always here if you need a listening ear. โฃ
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๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ? ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ?
