Submitted 3 days ago by Kolanaki@pawb.social to [deleted]
i struggle will anxiety as well. i tried exercise and meditation, they usually make things far far worse. usually the only repreive i get is when i am recovering from an injury, the greater the injury the longer the period of relief.
i dont recommend that obviously, because i have to push myself quite hard.
What media (song or album or movie or tv show or audiobook) have you found relaxes you in the past?
I try to do an activity that requires attention, both mentally and physically; for me that’s usually playing guitar, but it could also be cooking, organizing, some kind of craft, whatever. usually what’s keeping me stressed out is thinking about how stressed out I am, so if I can distract myself from that and force myself to think about something else, it breaks the feedback loop, and doing something physical gets some energy out. not sure if it works for everyone, but it often helps me
Dance! Find a song that you can’t help but shake your ass to, put it on, and dance like no one is watching!
Raising your heartrate helps, as does moving your body, and probably laughing about how goofy you feel.
fullsquare@awful.systems 3 days ago
not sure but excessive caffeine can definitely make it worse