Anxiety

A woman with her eyes closed practicing conscious breathing.

Conscious Breathing To Reduce Stress And Anxiety

You may barely think about it, but it’s ever-present. Arguably, it’s one of the most important biological processes: It’s your breath. Experts Trusted Source say that the average resting adult respires — or draws breath — about 12 to 20 times per minute. That’s up to 28,800 breaths per day. These breaths are unconscious for many, but it’s possible to harness your breath to become more aware of your body, your state of mind, and the present moment. Read on to learn more about the benefits and origins of conscious breathing, […]

Reduce Anxiety With Mindfulness Tricks

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Anxiety can mentally exhaust you and have real impacts on your body. But before you get anxious about being anxious, know that research has shown you can reduce anxiety and stress with a simple mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is about paying attention to daily life and the things we typically rush through. It’s about turning down the volume in your mind by coming back to the body. Don’t worry, you don’t have to spend an hour’s pay on a class or contort your body into difficult positions. You likely already have all the […]

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Essential Oils: The Best Ones For Your Health

Anxiety, Essential Oils, Stress

What Are Essential Oils? Essential oils can be categorized as home aromatherapy essentials. They can transform any room into a fragrant paradise with just a few drops and a diffuser. While essential oils emit an amazing fragrance, they encompass the scents and essence of plants, giving them health benefits as well. While oils have body and mind benefits, it is important to use them wisely considering they are concentrated, highly-potent chemical compounds. Essential oils is essentially what gives a plant its scent as well as protects them from hazardous environmental […]

How Depression Affects Sleep

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Depression is a serious mood disorder that can interfere with everyday life. Unlike normal fluctuations in mood, clinical depression is characterized by persistent symptoms that interfere with a person’s thoughts, feelings, and ability to function. It can occur at any age, but most often begins during adulthood. One of the most common mood disorders in the United States, it is also a leading cause of disability worldwide. Almost 21% of adults will develop major depressive disorder during their lifetime. Since sleep issues are often the symptom that causes people with […]

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10 Ways To Quiet Your Mind

Anxiety, Stress, Wellness

If you’re an overthinker, worrier, or perfectionist, you probably love the idea of relaxation but hate that it doesn’t come naturally to you. Maybe the hardest part about self-care isn’t letting your body relax, but rather figuring out how to quiet your mind. Most of us seek out constant stimulation because we don’t want to feel bored, but that only makes it harder for us to relax. The need for stimulation means that your brain doesn’t know how to shut off, so it wanders from one thing to the other […]

Best Teas for Soothing Anxiety

Anxiety, Wellness

Do you feel nervous or suffer from an anxiety disorder? Finding ways to unwind and distress in today’s digital world can be difficult. Fortunately, having a cup of tea can be an easy and delicious way to relax and focus on the important things in life. Not all teas are created equal. Some offer better-relaxing properties than others. We’ve gathered a list of the best types of tea you can drink to help relieve some of the symptoms of anxiety. 1. Chamomile Tea Chamomile tea is a sweet and tasty beverage […]

Reduce stress by laughing and hanging out with friends.

Simple Ways to Relieve Stress and Anxiety

Anxiety, Stress, Wellness

Stress and anxiety are common experiences for most people. In fact, 70% of adults in the United States say they feel stress or anxiety daily. Here are 16 simple ways to relieve stress and anxiety. 1. Exercise Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to combat stress. It might seem contradictory, but putting physical stress on your body through exercise can relieve mental stress. The benefits are strongest when you exercise regularly. People who exercise regularly are less likely to experience anxiety than those who don’t […]

Flower floating and learning to get rid of anxiety.

Floatation Therapy Helped My Anxiety

Anxiety, Floatation Therapy

I first heard about floatation therapy about two years ago. My good friend Lauren was undergoing cancer treatment – a brutal regime of chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, and medications in order to prolong her life and to help reduce the pain that this combination of the disease and its treatment caused her. After trying numerous therapies to help with her ongoing, often debilitating pain and anxiety, Lauren tried floating. In the simplest of terms, floatation therapy involves lying on your back in an extremely salty, shallow, body temperature tank of water. […]

How to Overcome Mask Anxiety

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Reduce the stress with a few helpful tips from a psychiatrist. So far, face mask conversations seem to go one of two ways — a debate about why people will wear one or a debate about why they won’t wear one. But in the middle of the polarization, there’s another stance that we might not be taking into consideration. Some people might want to wear masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19, however, the thought of actually doing it can cause a great deal of stress or even panic. This […]

Coronavirus Anxiety

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Fears about COVID-19 can take an emotional toll, especially if you’re already living with an anxiety disorder. But you’re not powerless. These tips can help you get through this stressful time. Understanding Your Anxiety All of us are watching the headlines and wondering, “What is going to happen next?”. For many, the uncertainty surrounding coronavirus is the hardest thing to handle. We don’t know how exactly we’ll be impacted or how bad things might get. And that makes it all too easy to catastrophize and spiral out into overwhelming dread […]

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