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How often do you feel anxious? Are you able to calm yourself effectively, or are you afraid you must resort to medication or therapy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychologist Julie Smith writes that people often mistakenly believe that they need to commit to long-term, in-depth therapy. If they have some basic education about how their minds and bodies work, they\u2019ll be able to take control of their mental health themselves, without intensive help from a professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading for Dr. Julie Smith’s anxiety self-care insights and techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Dr. Julie Smith on Anxiety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you find yourself feeling anxious a lot of the time or when the situation doesn’t seem to warrant it, be encouraged. According to Dr. Julie Smith, anxiety self-care might be the solution you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith explains that anxiety is a physical response that helps us respond to danger\u2014it\u2019s the brain’s alarm signal. Because it works at lightning speed, it doesn’t allow us to evaluate threats calmly. As a result, it frequently triggers fear responses in modern life to situations that aren’t true threats to our survival. We can’t eliminate this survival alarm system nor would we want to. But, if we can better understand its workings and identify its triggers, we can learn to differentiate between false alarms and genuine threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: While Smith says anxiety begins in our bodies when our flight-or-flight survival system is triggered, Daniel Goleman offers a different definition in Emotional Intelligence<\/em><\/a>. He says anxiety begins with our thoughts as persistent and excessive worrying<\/a>, which then can impact how our bodies feel. While the purpose of worry is to help us anticipate problems, in cases of anxiety, this concern becomes uncontrollable, leading to a cycle of worrying about everything. Goleman explains that anxiety typically falls into two categories: cognitive, which primarily involves worrying thoughts, or somatic, which mainly manifests as bodily symptoms like tension, digestive problems, and headaches.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anxiety Self-Care Techniques<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Smith reviews two techniques that can help you calm your anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breathe slowly.<\/strong> Anxiety naturally makes us breathe more shallowly and quickly to get more oxygen to our muscles for a quick escape from danger. Slowing your breathing and lengthening your exhales gives your body and brain the signal that everything is OK. Smith recommends doing what she calls \u201csquare breathing,\u201d where you inhale for four seconds, hold for four, exhale for four seconds, hold for four, etc. This method helps you make your breathing slower and more even. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: While breathing exercises<\/a> like \u201csquare breathing\u201d may work for many, they can make some people\u2019s anxiety symptoms worse<\/a>. When you focus too much on controlling your breath, especially taking deep breaths, it can trigger hyperventilation. Paying too much attention to breathing can also make you hyper-aware of the physical sensations of anxiety, like a racing heart, which worsens these symptoms. If you find that breathing techniques, especially deep breathing, make your anxiety worse, it\u2019s important to find other ways to manage your symptoms.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shift your attention away from your anxious thoughts.<\/strong> When you allow your attention to be consumed by anxious thoughts, you communicate to your body and brain that things are not OK, which creates more distress. To interrupt this feedback loop, focus on positive, calm thoughts that can quiet your alarm response\u2014for example, you can say to yourself, \u201cYou\u2019re safe, it\u2019s OK. I\u2019m right here with you, and we\u2019ll get through this.\u201d Give yourself kindness and compassion like you would a scared child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Shifting anxious thoughts toward positive, calming thoughts, called positive self-talk<\/em> in psychology, can work to decrease anxiety<\/a>, but what Smith doesn\u2019t explain is that this method takes consistent practice over time to work. Positive self-talk<\/a> works with repetition because of the brain’s plasticity<\/a>, or ability to change. When we repeatedly think positive thoughts<\/a>, we create new neural pathways in the brain that make it easier to think those thoughts in the future.<\/a> This means that the more we engage in positive self-talk, the more likely we are to have positive thoughts and feelings<\/a>, even when we\u2019re dealing with anxiety.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How often do you feel anxious? Are you able to calm yourself effectively, or are you afraid you must resort to medication or therapy? Psychologist Julie Smith writes that people often mistakenly believe that they need to commit to long-term, in-depth therapy. If they have some basic education about how their minds and bodies work, they\u2019ll be able to take control of their mental health themselves, without intensive help from a professional. Keep reading for Dr. Julie Smith’s anxiety self-care insights and techniques.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":119680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,9,43],"tags":[1350],"class_list":["post-119675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-psychology","category-self-improvement","tag-why-has-nobody-told-me-this-before","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nDr. Julie Smith: Anxiety Self-Care Practices to Calm Yourself - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you anxious a lot of the time? Dr. Julie Smith says anxiety self-care might be the solution you need. 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