5 Steps to Overcome Anxiety

Dear friends,

Anxiety is a bummer right? That's what many of you might be thinking, but you can have freedom from anxiety by strategies such as having a healthy diet, positive self-talk and keeping hydrated, the list is endless. I have listed some effective ways below on how you can overcome anxiety and feel the freedom that you aspire to have. Good luck.

1) Drink water and stay hydrated: Drink 6-8 cups of water a day, make sure that you are drinking lots, stay hydrated as this will ease and refresh you, our bodies are made up of 90% water so we need plenty of fluids. Dehydration increases feelings of irritability, anxiety and stress. Joyce Meyer says 'when you think it drink it' so when you think of water go get a glass and drink some. Carry a bottle of water with you daily.

2) Cast your care on God: The bible says that we should pray about everything with thanksgiving and cast our anxieties and cares on the Lord because he cares for us. Get in to a habit of throwing your worries and burdens on God as he is big enough to carry them :-) do what you can do to sort out your problems and give the rest to him and let him take care of your needs. Trusting God is the key to overcoming anxiety. Believe that he has a great plan for your life and refuse to worry.

3) Have a healthy diet: Make sure you eat your 5 fruit and veg a day (Leak is a good veg that reduces anxiety, eat more leak). Drink 6-8 cups of water a day and have a healthy diet. Avoid caffiene, chocolate, fizzy drinks and too much sugary foods as these foods and drinks make anxiety worse. Herbal teas and camomile tea is very good and can cause you to feel calm and relaxed. Watch out for the foods that make you feel better and avoid the foods that tend to make you feel bad.

4) Do something fun and relaxing: Have fun and enjoy yourself, don't take life or yourself too seriously. Do something that you enjoy or that you find relaxing to do daily i.e. watch a feel good dvd, have a nice relaxing hot bath with bubbles and put candles around the room, go and play a game of bowling with friends, do something adventurous like travelling, play a board game with your children, go shopping, get a massage. Think of things that you can do that will uplift you and make you feel really good. Laughter is the best medicine!! it cures worries, anxiety, health problems and increases endophines those feel good chemicals that makes us happy and at ease - so make it a habit to have fun and laugh more, be like a child at times, they tend to laugh at least 20 times more than adults laugh that's for sure.

5) Exercise and Keep Fit: Have a good exercise plan, this should be 30 minutes of exercise a day or exercise for 3-4 days a week. Make it a habit to make exercise a part of your weekly routine. Exercise decreases stress, relieves anxieties and it increases those endorphines which make you feel good so exercise your way to freedom. Make your exercise fun i.e. go swimming, go bowling, dancing, aerobics. It is also helpful to exercise with a friend as your friend can help to motivate you to reach for your fitness goals.

Wait theres more...check out my 5 additional tips below:

1) Be positive and practice being a positive person, be around positive people and you will feel better.
2) Always believe that all things will work out for the best. Say 'Everything is gonna be alright often', 'There is a light at the end of the tunnel', 'I can cope', 'I am loved and cared about', 'I can make it', 'I can take it' serveral times a day.
3) Remember times that you have overcome in your past to remind you that you have made it before and you can make it again.
4) Pratice deep breathing...breathe in count then count to three then breathe out, do this three times, deep breathing decreases heart rate which over time will help to alleviate your anxiety and reduce panic and fear.

5) Do things one moment at a time and don't think too much about tomorrow just live life one day at a time.

Blessings.

Queen Chioma :-)

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