HOW TO OVERCOME OVERANXIETY

Please be reminded that having some anxiety temporarily is fine. Like you are anxious not to be late, so you exert efforts and more focus to reach the destination on time. However, when anxiety is prolonged and becomes like a habit, that is not healthy. If a person becomes overanxious over small things to the point that they cannot eat or sleep normally anymore, then this can bring down the immune system down and make the body sick.
Here are 10 tips how to handle anxiety:
1. Be physically active like doing exercise moderately that you will not be stressed out, do gardening, playing fun games, household chores. Get involved. Volunteer or find another way to be active in your community, which creates a support network and gives you a break from everyday stress.
2. Engage the mind in creativity like having some projects or reading scriptures
3. Gauranga Deep Breathing, Spiritual meditation, mindfulness (step out from the concerns that are making you over-anxious)
4. Eat more fruits and vegetables to boost your energy and immune system. Eliminated alcohol and caffeine, which can aggravate anxiety and trigger panic attacks.
5. Get enough sleep. When stressed, your body needs additional sleep and rest.
6. This too shall pass. These concerns that are triggering overanxieties shall also pass just like a movie that has a beginning and has an end. Try to have a beautiful ending by always surrendering these burdens to the Supreme Lord.
7. The serenity prayer – acceptance of the unchangeable, courage to change what is within our power and wisdom to know the difference.
8. Do not become a victim of emotions and overanxiety. Learn to hit pause, calm down, evaluate – how can/should I deal with this situation or person. Before I speak or act, consider what outcome I desire and then speak and act in a way to produce that outcome. Emotionally driven responses, choices and actions never produce good outcomes.
9. Our choices determine our experience of life. Make good choices that produce great (or at a minimum, acceptable) outcomes. You are an eternal spiritual being residing in a temporary material body in a temporary and changing world. Unrealistic expectations of life destroy inner peace and lead to anxiousness. 10. Communicate with the Supreme Lord, talk to someone. Tell friends and family you’re feeling and let them know how they can help you. You may also seek help from a professional and from a spiritually advanced person.