Today’s links are about stress relief and anxiety treatment. If you wish to lower your anxiety, you will need to start looking into the various ways to begin that process.
For those who are considering online counselling, please check out Better Help. They have online therapists, plus many informative articles you mind find helpful. I found it quite inspiring just noodling around the site for a while:
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/
Check out this in-depth article about the various kinds of anxiety therapy: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/therapy/what-kinds-of-therapy-for-anxiety-are-there-and-which-is-right-for-me/
A cup of coffee can help with stress, depression, and memory loss? I KNEW it was magical!
http://www.medicaldaily.com/how-cup-coffee-may-help-people-manage-stress-avoid-depression-and-memory-loss-337588
Here are three instantly calming techniques for anxiety, using cognitive behavioral therapy:
https://www.unk.com/blog/3-instantly-calming-cbt-techniques-for-anxiety/
No matter what your stress or anxiety level, everything’s better after you try bubble breathing. I have come across many versions of this technique, and I’m planning on making my own video that starts off more gradually to draw you into the slower breathing pattern in a more gentle manner. But this is still an excellent video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DqTuWve9t8
I often mention the importance of baby steps and growing on tiny successes to build confidence and go farther. To demonstrate my point, here is a baby penguin taking their first steps. Try not to explode from the cuteness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHPS_0vvdMg
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