Here’s what I’ve used to manage my anxiety: - therapy - meditation (like Calm) - yoga - long walk outside to get my mind off things - soothing bath with Epsom salts - spraying a calming scent on my pillow - weighted blanket - cutting out caffeine (I only have decaf lattes now 🙃) If all else fails, try getting on medication. You don’t have to suffer alone or push through— seeking out pharmacological relief is valid. Take good care

Um. My list is super long. I'm glad to say that I share many of Nezzy's go tos. I won't repeat hers for brevity. I suppose this could be considered part of therapy, but I think it's worth mentioning that I find a DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy) tool very useful. I build myself a sort of bridge back. If I'm worried about money, I collect the pieces of information that let me feel OK enough to keep going, even if my money situation isn't all the way OK. So then I have a list of things to go over every time my brain is freaked out about money. It becomes a pattern that I repeat, just like a meditation exercise. Eventually, just the practice of going through the list is calming. I also have friends that I can reach out to who get my anxiety, so it doesn't have to feel like a dirty secret (this place seems pretty good for that, too.) Just to have that feeling of being valid and "normal" - even if it's my own kind of normal. I have other stuff, but maybe I'll just start there. I hope it helps!