First step to heal your anxiety is to accept it and stop denying and suppressing it. It is there for a reason you probably ignore. Whatever you ignore returns back louder. It has been with you for some time and right now it is just trying to surface so create some space for it and allow it to fully express itself. There is no reason to feel ashamed. It actually requires a lot of courage and strength to accept anxiety as part of our life. Accepting does not mean remaining in the uncomfortable situation that makes us suffer, rather becoming aware of it and slowly directing our attention to the strategy on how to get out of it. You can start noticing when it comes, what it triggers and maybe even keep a journal. This will help you to track and understand the pattern of your mind. Even if it seems like a big mess, there is an order in it which you can discover only by diving deep into it.

Your mind is very likely vulnerable to different impulses. By journaling, you can get familiar with what makes you anxious and simply avoid it at least for the time being. Do you really need to read the news filled with negativity? Does it make you feel good? Probably not. So try to avoid all sources of negativity including news, places and unfortunately people as well. If you know that some people make you feel nervous and anxious, why do you keep meeting them? It is really important you cut the source of anxiety and replace it with things that make you feel good like a good book, motivational movie, nice music, positivity and places where you feel good and safe. This is the time when you have to protect your mind and yourself!

Anxiety makes us feel that we are losing the ground underneath. Indeed, it is true. Anxious people are not very grounded because the main element that governs their being is air. The air is in constant movement so is your mind when you are anxious, flying between doubts, fear and worries. Just think about it for a moment. How do you feel when you are anxious? Do you feel heavy and still or rather light and in movement? You probably agree that an anxious mind is very unsteady and unpredictable, so is the air. You can balance this movement by bringing more earth element and grounding activities. The earth gives us ground and stability and that is exactly what is needed. Just try to go to the nature, walk with bare feet, sit on the ground, hug trees and you will instantly feel more calm and relaxed. Nature is full of pure and positive energy that brings us back to balance.

Some people have more tendency to be anxious than others due to their inner constitution. Usually, people with lighter bodies will find themselves more anxious. Light spirit remains in the light body and will always have a tendency to fly somewhere. There is not much physical mass to stay enough grounded. You can continue eating salads to keep yourself healthy but actually you are doing yourself more harm. Replace light and cold food with warm, oily (healthy oils!) and nourishing meals. It is important to nourish your body with the right foods as the food is not just the building material for the body but also a medicine that can heal any disease, physical and mental.

Unfortunately, coffee and other stimulants like black tea, white sugar and alcohol are definitely to be left out when experiencing anxiety. Your body is already restless so why add another layer? The coffee has been very difficult for me as I love it but I learnt to be without it when the anxiety was really strong. I can have it now from time to time but definitely not making it a daily routine anymore. If you are one of those coffee lovers then love yourself more to break this routine.

When you are entering the circle of anxious thoughts again, simply get out and do something unexpected. When we think too much, our mind uses a lot of energy and we feel exhausted and tired. Do some physical activity instead to bring the energy from your mind to the body. Choose preferably some gentle activity as being anxious is already being in a constant movement and we don’t want to aggravate it with some hard workout. The idea is to break the pattern of your mind by bringing your energy elsewhere.