"Free tools to help when you're feeling anxious. These exercises are simple to follow and don't require any special equipment - use them whenever your mind feels too busy or when you need a moment of calm. Your body activates the "fight-or-flight" response, increasing heart rate, speeding up breathing, and releasing stress hormones like adrenaline. This often triggers unnecessarily during everyday situations, leaving you feeling on edge."
"These evidence-based techniques activate your parasympathetic nervous system, which naturally counteracts the stress response. Regular practice can reduce both the frequency and intensity of anxious feelings. Find a quiet, comfortable space where you won't be interrupted. Start with shorter techniques (2-5 minutes) if you're feeling very anxious. Practice regularly, even when you're not anxious, to build your skills. Be patient with yourself - these techniques get easier with practice."
Anxiety activates the fight-or-flight response, raising heart rate, quickening breathing, and releasing stress hormones like adrenaline, often during everyday situations. Evidence-based techniques engage the parasympathetic nervous system to counteract the stress response and can lower both the frequency and intensity of anxious feelings with regular practice. Practical guidance recommends a quiet, comfortable, interruption-free space, beginning with 2–5 minute exercises when anxiety is intense, and practicing consistently even when calm to build skills. Seek professional help if anxiety severely disrupts daily life, causes avoidance, produces persistent physical symptoms, or significantly affects sleep or appetite.
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