15 December, 2024 / by Andrea / Anxiety
Distraction techniques There are three basic distraction techniques, refocusing, physical activity, and mental activity. Try out each technique and select the one that suits you best. Practice your desired distraction technique whenever you get the chance. It generally takes a few minutes before feeling a decrease in anxiety. 1. Refocusing Focus your attention on what […]
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Distraction and Breathing Techniques for Anxiety Management
15 December, 2024 / by Andrea / Anxiety
Distraction techniques There are three basic distraction techniques, refocusing, physical activity, and mental activity. Try out each technique and select the one that suits you best. Practice your desired distraction technique whenever you get the chance. It generally takes a few minutes before feeling a decrease in anxiety. 1. Refocusing Focus your attention on what […]
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Grounding Techniques for Anxiety/Emotional Dysregulation
14 December, 2024 / by Andrea / Anxiety
5-4-3-2-1 Technique Using the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, you will purposefully take in the details of your surroundings using each of your senses. Strive to notice small details that your mind would usually tune out, such as distant sounds, or the texture of an ordinary object. What are 5 things you can see? Look for small details such […]
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Anxiety and Your Thoughts
11 December, 2024 / by Andrea / Anxiety
I have talked about anxiety in a general sense in other blogs you can find here on PsycInsight. This post it more specifically about the role of our thinking in our experience of anxiety. Essentially anxiety is fueled by negative thinking. On the flip side healthy thinking can help you prevent or control anxiety. Negative […]
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Anxiety and the Role of Breathing
10 December, 2024 / by Andrea / Anxiety, Uncategorized
Your level of stress is reflected directly in the way you breathe. The more stressed you are the shallower your breathing is likely to be. There may be a feeling of tightness around the chest so that it may seem impossible to breathe more deeply. Stress produces predominantly shallow breathing and shallow breathing in turn […]
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