You’re in the middle of a crowd, you feel overwhelmed, you start looking for the nearest escape route, and almost burst into tears to get away from people. Yeah. That’s anxiety, and it’s not fun.

 There are 3 things that I usually do to help calm myself down when I feel this way.

*Get to quiet place.

— I love people, but I can only handle being around people for so long before I need some time by myself. I’ve been this way since I could remember, and when I don’t get the space I need, well, it results in what I explained up above.

Find some place where you can take just 5 minutes of alone time, and take deep breaths. If you can’t get away from people like say you are on a train, on a plane, or somewhere you physically can’t get away from a crowd bring your head phones. You don’t even have to have music flowing through them, just put them on to block out the noise.

*Music, And Soothing Sounds

— Now, I am a believer of Christ, so when I put on soft worship music it always puts me at ease. This is probably my go to when I feel anxious or stressed, or just anytime. There always seems to be a song for every season that I am in. Right now I am soaking, and resting in Bethel Worships’, “No Longer Slaves”

You can also download an app called Relax Melodies. It’s a free app, in which you can play relaxing sounds to help you relax, or sooth anxiety. Unfortunately I am not sure if you can download this for an Android devices. But find an app on your Android device, that works the same as this one. You can choose from so many different sounds such as ocean waves, rain, rain on a roof, birds, campfire, etc. 

For me, I love to play ocean sounds right before I go to sleep. There’s something about the ocean that puts me at ease, and helps me to relax.

*Prayer

— This last one puts my soul at such ease. When I don’t complain, but actually pray, and pray for others, not just myself things start to shift.  Prayer changes everything for me, and I really pray it does for you too.

So, how do you not just come to the Lord, and sit there, and complain to Him about everything going wrong? You lift up your concerns, problems, and worries with Bible verses. Speak those Bible verses over that area of your life that isn’t going well, and then praise Him. We praise Him, because we know that He hears us. And He will wipe away all of our anxious tears, and rid us of our fears.

What are some things you do to cope with anxiety? Share with us in the comments below, so we can uplift, and encourage one another in these situations. 

Love,