Relaxed breathing can help you calm anxiety and fear, and put you into a more positive mental state. Anxiety and fear stiffen muscles, getting your body ready for fight or flight. But when there’s no real danger or threat present, anxiety and fear only hurt your physical and mental well being. How can you calm…

There are many techniques that help you relax your mind during times of stress, anxiety, and depression. Some techniques are simple and cheap. Others require you spending some time, effort, and even money on them. Here’s a quick list of what you can do to relax your mind. 1. Take a break from what you’re…

If you suffer with anxiety disorder, an anxiety attack can feel very much like a heart attack. That’s because anxiety attack symptoms are similar in many ways to a heart attack. A panic attack is a less serious version of an anxiety attack, but is equally alarming to the person experiencing it. What is the difference…

  It’s the Christmas season, and party invites are flying through the air. But you have social anxiety. Do you accept the invites or, do you give some convenient excuse not to attend? Avoiding the crowd is okay. In some cases, it might be better to avoid the large social crowd. Especially if anxiety about…

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