Methods To Manage Anxiety When It Strikes

 While you should certainly be looking for ways to improve your mental wellbeing, in the long run, you might also have a problem now that you need to deal with. Anxiety isn’t just a long-term problem, it’s also something that strikes when you need it the least. As such, you should consider the solutions that can help you get on top of it, here and now.

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Meditation could be the key

Mindfulness meditation has been a vital part of the treatment and management of many people with anxiety for as long as we have known about it. There are few practices quite as ancient as meditation that is still widely recommended even by health care professionals. As such, making sure that you prepare a good meditation space at home and perhaps even using a guided meditation app may be able to help give you the breathing room and the relaxation time that you need to stay on top of your mood.

Bring some solace to your senses

Changing your environment can do a lot of good. From using warmer lighting to decorating your space with plants, there are various things that can make your space more relaxing and can help you create a good place to relax and get away from anxiety, but few of them have been noted to be quite as effective aromatherapy. There are specific scents and essential oils, such as lavender and ylang ylang that have long been used specifically to help people reach a sense of calm that you might want to consider trying out.

Something a little stronger

If you want to try a supplement that might help with anxiety, then cannabinoids might be the direction to look in. Unlike THC, CBD oil does not have any psychoactive components, so you don’t need to worry about having a high and certainly not a bad trip. However, a lot of people who either take CBD droplets, rubs or even vape it have found that it can help them greatly manage their anxiety levels, decreasing their chances of panic attacks, amongst other things.

A little light might go a long way

When it comes to the non-medical treatments, often referred to as holistic, there’s no denying that it can be easy to be skeptical. However, a lot of people have found that certain solutions such as Himalayan salt lamps can be very helpful. The science does testify that they give off negative ions, and people say that they have experienced feeling better able to manage their anxiety when they spend time in a room with their salt lamp, breathing in the area that they give off. However, it may be the breathing exercises done in conjunction that do the real heavy lifting. 

Keeping the above solutions and tools could make a real difference to your daily experiences of anxiety. However, while you’re making use of these tips, do think about looking into what you can do to improve your mental health in the future.