Anxiety has skyrocketed - any recommendations?

Question

What are some things you do to ease your anxiety? Other than medication. I often find myself with heart palpitations, chest tightness, out of breath. I don’t know if it’s the hormones but I will be speaking to my OB about it when I see her in about a month - in the meantime, what has helped you?

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I learned a self method in EMDR therapy that actually really helps my anxiety. The butterfly hug. Cross your arms over your chest. Right hand on your left shoulder and left hand on your right shoulder. Alternate tapping. It can be as soft and firm as you want it to be. It can be as fast or slow as you want it to be. Just alternate tapping your shoulders. It's supposed to active both sides of your brain at the same time or something. I do it even when I'm not anxious or in the middle of a panic attack. I'll turn music on and just alternate tapping to the beat to get in the habit of tapping and finding the pressure/speed that works best for me. It's been super helpful. Also way better than my original method of pinching the heck out of myself during anxious moments.

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Go outside and do grounding, which is barefoot on the earth’s soil. It sounds hippie-esqe, but they are onto something. Also, your phone does produce EMF so try to unplug and get away from it for a considerable amount of time. Deep breathing techniques help, too. Check out Wim Hof.

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@GlowGPT please help me with this topic!

Anxiety has skyrocketed - any recommendations?

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