Hey Pandas, How Do You Deal With Anxiety? (Closed)

nothing but walk arond

laying in pitch black blasting mother mother in my earbuds :)

I've learned to prune certain things from my memory. Sometimes I have to tell myself "I should have used another word or gesture" when no one even took offense. So I pretend it didn't happen and move on to another thought.  
Sometimes I get obsessive thoughts. For that, I use patience. The first day, I put a rubber band around my wrist and snap it when the thought pops up. I note it. At the end of the day, I count the number of times I've had the thought. I now know that the pattern goes like this: Day 1 is hard; Day 2 the thoughts increase; Day 3 gets better and I'm fine at the end of the day. I've learned to tell myself, "Okay, here it goes again. It's annoying, but it will be over soon."

I don't. I shut down for several hours.

I accept it as my life and don't try to fight it. This may suggest I suffer less intensely, but I'm not sure that's true relatively.

For the physical effects I'm prescribed propranolol, and this helps although not sure of long term impact of that.

Otherwise it's been such a core part of me, it feels my brain has definitely developed around it.

I watch Kiki or Arietty (anime) if i have energy i ride my bike.. and mostly i play online chess.

go to your room, listen to calming music - i suggest coldplay or 21 pilots. or one republic.

I take a deep breath and try to shift my focus to something else.

EFT (look it up on Ecosia).
For me, pressing the clavicle points for 10 to 20 seconds helps immediately, it relaxes immediately. Repeat if necessary

I have panic attacks and I've learned that thre 54321 technique really helps. You have to really focus on what's around you and identify 5 things you can see. Look at the details and describe the in your head. Then 4 things you can hear.

Ever heard of beer?