Anxiety
Everything we've written about anxiety.
How to do 4-7-8 breathing
Breathe in for 4, hold for 7, breathe out for 8. How to do 4-7-8 breathing step by step, how to use it in bed or before something hard, and how to fix the count.
Read it →How to do box breathing
In for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4. How to do box breathing, why it calms a racing mind, and when another breath works better.
Read it →Can anxiety cause chest pain and tightness?
A tight or aching chest is one of the most common ways anxiety shows up in the body. Here's why it happens, how long it lasts and how to ease the pressure.
Read it →How to use deep breathing to calm anxiety
Slow, low breaths with a long exhale take the edge off anxiety fast. How to belly breathe, which exercise to pick, and what to do when you can't get a full breath.
Read it →Grounding techniques that bring you back to the present
Your senses only report on right now. Grounding uses them to pull you out of panic, numbness or a thought loop. What to try, and which fits which moment.
Read it →How to calm anxiety when it hits
Anxiety is your body's alarm going off with nothing to run from. What to do in the first minute, how to settle fight or flight, and habits that keep it quieter.
Read it →How to overcome social anxiety
Social anxiety is more than shyness, and it's common. Here's why talking to people feels so hard, and a step-by-step way to make it easier.
Read it →Panic attack symptoms: what it feels like and how to stop one
A pounding heart, a choking feeling, the sense that something terrible is happening. What a panic attack is, why anxiety tips into one, and how to ride it out.
Read it →Why am I waking up anxious, and how do I stop it?
Heart racing before your feet hit the floor? Why anxiety is worse in the morning, what to do in the first 10 minutes, and a 5-minute morning meditation.
Read it →Anxiety chat online: what helps at 2 a.m.
It's late, your chest is tight and your head won't stop. How chat rooms compare with one-on-one chat, what to type first, and how to talk it down.
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