A couple of things that have really helped me are regular walks, rather than have lunch with my co-workers I take a quick walk alone. This helps me reset midday, and keeps morning stressors from building all day.
Second, I started focusing on gratitude. This may not seem related, but for me rumination on things that triggered me cost me a lot of time and energy. So each night I write down one thing about myself I appreciate and five external things I appreciate. Over time this has helped me reduce fixation on the negative. For me this helps for when I have to go outside my comfort zone, I'm not already focused on negative outcomes, and can recover better if something does go badly.
Third take a look at your caffeine intake, it may be making it harder to reduce anxious reactions. Cutting back or removing caffeine altogether may help you handle stressors better.
RubedoHawk t1_j9vu64w wrote
Reply to LPT request: How to reduce my anxiety? by quantafolia
A couple of things that have really helped me are regular walks, rather than have lunch with my co-workers I take a quick walk alone. This helps me reset midday, and keeps morning stressors from building all day.
Second, I started focusing on gratitude. This may not seem related, but for me rumination on things that triggered me cost me a lot of time and energy. So each night I write down one thing about myself I appreciate and five external things I appreciate. Over time this has helped me reduce fixation on the negative. For me this helps for when I have to go outside my comfort zone, I'm not already focused on negative outcomes, and can recover better if something does go badly.
Third take a look at your caffeine intake, it may be making it harder to reduce anxious reactions. Cutting back or removing caffeine altogether may help you handle stressors better.