Managing Your Anxiety When It’s Always There

Part 3 in my anxiety series

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Welcome back! In part one, we discussed subtle signs of anxiety 1–5, and in part 2, we covered signs 6–10. Now in part 3, let’s talk about managing your anxiety if you believe you’re suffering from it. Many of the articles I read when I was looking for help dealt primarily with coping during an anxiety attack. They didn’t talk about what to do if anxiety is a long-term, day-to-day problem.

The key point I want to stress is that it’s different strokes for different folks. Some of these suggestions may help, and some may not. It’s a matter of creating a strategy that works for you.

1) Start A Journal

Journaling may not treat your anxiety as such, but it can be helpful for two reasons. Firstly, over time you may begin to see patterns you hadn’t noticed and learn about situations or thoughts that trigger increased anxiety.

Secondly, you might find that having a place to get your thoughts and feelings down on paper resolves underlying worries that may eventually lead to anxiety.

2) See A Therapist

This isn’t always possible, particularly on the NHS. However, frequent anxiety attacks suggest you have some underlying issues you need to deal with and work…