How to Reduce Anxiety

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No need to go through life fretting and sweating. There are easy tricks to calm down quick!

To complete this How-To you will need:

A video game
B-vitamins
Fish
The scent of lavender or vanilla
And some herbal tea
Brazil nuts
A video game
B-vitamins
Fish
The scent of lavender or vanilla
And some herbal tea
Brazil nuts

Warning: Overwhelming anxiety can indicate a serious mental-health disorder. Consult a doctor if anxiety is interfering with your daily life.

Step 1: Play a video game

Play a video game. Researchers have found that a Game Boy eased anxiety in young patients awaiting surgery better than a prescription tranquilizer. Goal-oriented play boosts dopamine in the brain, a chemical linked to positive feelings.

Tip: Munch on Brazil nuts. They're nature's top source of selenium, a mineral that soothes the central nervous system during high-stress times.

Step 2: Relinquish control

Know your "no-control zone." Most things we're anxious about are completely out of our control, so it's useless to worry about them.

Tip: Look at something blue. Psychological studies show this color is so calming, it instantly soothes overstressed adrenal glands and slows down anxious brain waves!

Step 3: Get perspective

Think of the absolute worst-case, catastrophically bad scenario. This helps put things in better perspective.

Tip: Doodle, especially circles and figure eights: they switch your brain from analytic to creative and help you calm down.

Step 4: Take vitamin B

Take a B-complex vitamin. These are the ones that are depleted first when you're anxious or stressed.

Step 5: Eat fish

Eat more fish. Foods like tuna and salmon are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which quash anxiety.

Step 6: Avoid low-fat dieting

Have the full-fat ice cream! British researchers found that people on low-fat diets are more depressed and anxious, and fat boosts levels of serotonin.

Step 7: Talk it out

Call a friend. Talking things out is proven to ease anxiety by triggering the release of oxytocin — a chemical which makes us feel safe and secure.

Step 8: Use aromatherapy

Take a whiff of lavender or vanilla. Studies show these scents reduce anxiety more than prescription anti-anxiety drugs!

Step 9: Repeat a mantra

Give yourself a mantra to repeat when you're anxious; this will alter your brain waves so you'll feel in control.

Step 10: Try herbal remedies

Try an herbal remedy: lemongrass, chamomile, and dandelion all calm the central nervous system.

Step 11: See a doctor

If nothing helps, see a doctor. Over 21 million Americans have some form of anxiety disorder, including Drew Barrymore and David Beckham.

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[kingofheartsxyz]

If all steps fail

take weed

[Nantchev]

David Beckham is not American

[ashleighfromdownoz]

Foods with high salt content can cause anxiety too, I have cut out a lot of salt and it has helped greatly.

[ForeverChristicide]

Could all you emo fags stop complaining about your fucking disorders on the video? Holy fuck.

[Ostnizdasht206]

I have social anxiety disorder.. :(

guess I better call my doctor.. someday..

[Ostnizdasht206]

@kingofheartsxyz Weed makes my anxiety's worse.. 

[TheIcalik]

:)

[Higgs666]

What do you do when you imagine the worst case scenario, and it is where you're at? I've got anxiety from a lost love.

[Kroumph]

@kingofheartsxyz weed gives me seizures :( lol

[CJFRANKS7]

Blue is my favorite color :)

[FR00b2u]

@votaocu actually some video games just takes away stress and anxiety to alot of people, people that like to game like me. its pretty much some things dont work for some people.