As I have mentioned here before, I deal with Anxiety and have family members that do as well. Some even struggle with panic attacks. Neither of these are fun to go through. (Read our story here.)
I have found several different ways to help combat anxiety and panic (read more here). One of the ways that I find helpful is to have a little Pouch filled with some of my anti-anxiety items. Do you have anything like that?
In my pouch, I put the things that are useful to me to help relieve or diminish any anxiety I might be feeling.
Here is what my pack includes:
- Doublemint Gum: The act of chewing gum helps distract me and the mint flavor is a calming element.
- Stress Relief Hand Lotion from Bath and Body Works: The act of rubbing on lotion, again distraction, and the scent is a calming one for me. (eucalyptus and spearmint)
- Ear Buds: I connect to my phone to listen to either breathing meditations or music.
- Essential Oils: Certain ones are great to help ease the body and mind into a calm. I use a few different varieties.
- Ibuprofen: Often times I will get a headache with anxiety, and Ibuprofen helps with that, and somehow seems to ease my anxiety.
- Imodium or similar: I also have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) which can be exacerbated by anxiety, so I always have an anti-diarrheal med on hand.
I keep the Essential Oils bottles in the smaller pouch, but tuck that inside the bigger on for easy access. (Both of the pouches are from Thirty-One if anyone was wondering.)
If you deal with anxiety or panic attacks, I encourage you to create your own anti-anxiety pouch. If you have one already or are thinking about it, I’d love to know what you have in yours.
More tips on combating anxiety and panic:
- Top 5 Things to Do Everyday To Ease Anxiety
- Living with and through Anxiety
- Self-Care to Help Mental Health Issues
- Mind Games: Panic Attacks and How to Deal with Them
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