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Anxiety:3 reflexes to calm the mind

Hectic period at work, worries in our personal life, annoyances that turn into stress... We all have moments of anxiety that manifest themselves more or less strongly in our daily lives. Here are 3 reflexes to adopt in times of great anxiety, day and night.

1/ Schedule time to worry

Worrying 24 hours a day is extremely tiring... and it doesn't lead to anything! Far be it from us to be an ostrich (thinking about what worries us is the best way to find a solution), but it is better to plan times during which we allow ourselves to think about our worries, that way, we is a little more zen the rest of the time. We plan these moments during the day, not just before going to bed (hello insomnia if not!). If we ever catch ourselves thinking about what bothers us outside the dedicated time slots, we remember that we will think about it later. It allows us to focus on what we are doing at the time and we will be more focused when thinking (and finding a solution) to our worries.

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2/ Talk about it

Sharing our anxieties with trusted loved ones is the best way to realize that in fact, what stresses us so much is not insoluble. Besides, aren't we really good at reassuring our BFF about their anxieties? Whereas when it comes to yourself, you can't find the words that calm you down (when it's sometimes the same situation as that of your friend...). We therefore do not hesitate to ask a friend or family member to tell him what worries us. Hop, it already seems less worrying...

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3/ Avoid “what ifs”

With ‘if’ we would bottle Paris says the expression. And it's true:we can imagine everything using the conditional, and our mind tends to imagine the worst, which worries us even more. We therefore refrain from speculating on everything and we only reflect on the facts. No one can predict the future and our anxiety means that we don't think rationally anyway...

We already feel calmer, don't we?!

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