Experts reveal the thoughts and behaviors that are secretly making you more stressed.
With social anxiety, for example, Grosso said instead of going to a big party, schedule a one-on-one coffee date with a new friend or go to the party for 10 minutes and leave.
In other words, reassurance is a quick fix but won’t do any favors for your anxiety in the long term. It can be helpful to challenge these worst-case-scenario ideas by saying, “What if it all works out?” Reynolds said. “Because anxiety is not thinking of the best-case scenario.” Anders said many people, particularly women, are conditioned to put other people’s needs above their own, which makes this a hard habit to break.
Additionally, Reynolds said she likes to encourage people to do belly breathing, “which is taking deep intentional breaths and as you’re inhaling, you’re extending your belly forward, and as you’re exhaling, you’re bringing your belly in.” This sends more oxygen to the brain and helps bring you a sense of calm, Reynolds said.
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