Honestly, everyone gets anxiety from time to time, and everyone has spouts in their life where their mental health declines as well. It’s normal, but even so, when it comes to things you’re able to control, well, it’s best to just control them and prevent further decline. As you probably know by now, anxiety can feel like carrying around a weight that no one else sees.
Yes, it’s absolutely exhausting, unpredictable, and sometimes it shows up even when life seems calm on the outside. While there are plenty of obvious triggers, the frustrating truth is that everyday habits can quietly stir the pot and make anxiety harder to manage.
Yes, it’s actual habits that you’re most likely doing every single day! While sure, some habits might seem harmless or even helpful, well, they’re not doing any favors for you in the slightest.
Are You Getting the Right Support?
It’s best to ask this one up front, because shifting habits can take some of the edge off, but sometimes it takes more. Like what was mentioned above, you have control, and sometimes, just taking control is all you need to do (well, that and cut out bad habits). And yes, therapy, medication, mindfulness, or holistic approaches like getting a medical card can all have a place depending on the person. It might even help to look into alternative therapies, changing your diet, and breaking away from certain media as well.
Basically, there are a lot of things that can cause bad mental health, but at the same time, there are a lot of things that can help treat it, or at least help you with mental health. But you need to make sure you’re getting the right support, and that you’re welcoming it too.
It’s best to ask this one up front, because shifting habits can take some of the edge off, but sometimes it takes more. Like what was mentioned above, you have control, and sometimes, just taking control is all you need to do (well, that and cut out bad habits). And yes, therapy, medication, mindfulness, or holistic approaches like getting a medical card can all have a place depending on the person. It might even help to look into alternative therapies, changing your diet, and breaking away from certain media as well.
Basically, there are a lot of things that can cause bad mental health, but at the same time, there are a lot of things that can help treat it, or at least help you with mental health. But you need to make sure you’re getting the right support, and that you’re welcoming it too.
How Much Caffeine Do You Drink?
While sure, there’s nothing like that first sip of coffee in the morning, but too much caffeine has a way of making anxiety worse. Actually, have you ever noticed that? Usually, the jitters, racing heartbeat, and wired feeling aren’t always “energy”; sometimes they’re anxiety in disguise. Yes, there are a lot of studies out there linking the two as well. So try and curb your caffeine intake if you can.
While sure, there’s nothing like that first sip of coffee in the morning, but too much caffeine has a way of making anxiety worse. Actually, have you ever noticed that? Usually, the jitters, racing heartbeat, and wired feeling aren’t always “energy”; sometimes they’re anxiety in disguise. Yes, there are a lot of studies out there linking the two as well. So try and curb your caffeine intake if you can.
Are You Doom Scrolling?
Maybe this is obvious, but yeah, nowadays there seems to be even more bad news left and right. And yeah, reaching for a phone feels automatic, but endless scrolling rarely leaves anyone calmer. The constant stream of bad news, opinions, and comparisons only gives the brain more to chew on, and anxiety loves to chew.
While yes, it’s much easier said than done nowadays, you absolutely need to cut down on phone use, or, well, media consumption in general, ideally.
Maybe this is obvious, but yeah, nowadays there seems to be even more bad news left and right. And yeah, reaching for a phone feels automatic, but endless scrolling rarely leaves anyone calmer. The constant stream of bad news, opinions, and comparisons only gives the brain more to chew on, and anxiety loves to chew.
While yes, it’s much easier said than done nowadays, you absolutely need to cut down on phone use, or, well, media consumption in general, ideally.
How About Skipping Meals?
Well, anxiety can spike when blood sugar drops, which is why skipping meals or living on snacks that don’t fuel the body properly makes a difference. Irritability, dizziness, or brain fog often overlap with anxious feelings, which only makes things feel worse. Seriosuly, don’t skip meals, you need to eat. Of course, it needs to be healthy food.
Well, anxiety can spike when blood sugar drops, which is why skipping meals or living on snacks that don’t fuel the body properly makes a difference. Irritability, dizziness, or brain fog often overlap with anxious feelings, which only makes things feel worse. Seriosuly, don’t skip meals, you need to eat. Of course, it needs to be healthy food.
Sleep Seems Easier Said than Done
Alright, while this one is obvious, just about everyone out there is guilty of it. So, anxiety and sleep often wrestle with each other. Poor sleep makes the body more fragile to stress, and anxious thoughts make it harder to drift off in the first place. Basically, these are things you already know, right? But you need to start a winding-down routine so you can sleep more easily.
Alright, while this one is obvious, just about everyone out there is guilty of it. So, anxiety and sleep often wrestle with each other. Poor sleep makes the body more fragile to stress, and anxious thoughts make it harder to drift off in the first place. Basically, these are things you already know, right? But you need to start a winding-down routine so you can sleep more easily.
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