How to Manage Anxiety, Beyond Exercise and Meditation
Therapists Share 18 Unique Ways of Manageing Anxiety, Beyond Exercise and Meditation
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"Very often when we feel anxious, we respond with self-criticism," said clinical psychologist Adia Gooden, PhD. Instead, soothe yourself with self-compassion. This means "noticing the physical sensations associated with what we are feeling, allowing the anxiety to be present without judgement or trying to push it away, remembering that anxiety is a normal human emotion, and offering ourselves love and comfort for the anxiety we are feeling," she explained.