How do I calm my anxiety?

Okay so as a person who has suffered from anxiety that is legit sooooo bad like going red for little reason and my heart jumping out my chest and everything anxiety related, I’ve learnt really well how to manage this now. The first step is to look at your surroundings and ask yourself ‘what’s making me feel anxious, and why?’ Once you learn to embrace your thoughts, even if they’re anxious ones (our brains are annoying sometimes) you can literally go anywhere in life. Also not caring what others think, for me, helps me with my anxiety. Let me know how you’re feeling and any questions if you do have any x

I would say every point of your journey to the wedding, stay in touch with your surroundings!

what made you feel anxious and why?

Okay so as a person who has suffered from anxiety that is legit sooooo bad like going red for little reason and my heart jumping out my chest and everything anxiety related, I’ve learnt really well how to manage this now. The first step is to look at your surroundings and ask yourself ‘what’s making me feel anxious, and why?’ Once you learn to embrace your thoughts, even if they’re anxious ones (our brains are annoying sometimes) you can literally go anywhere in life. Also not caring what others think, for me, helps me with my anxiety. Let me know how you’re feeling and any questions if you do have any x

I would say every point of your journey to the wedding, stay in touch with your surroundings!

So, I haven’t been on holiday in 2 years due to covid etc and I’m going away to Lindos , Greece on Sunday to go to a wedding on the Monday. I suffer a little with anxiety and all this week I’ve been feeling really nervous with going on a plane and actually going to our “place”. I’m Also a bit nervous for the wedding also as I’ve never ( I know 😳 ) been to an wedding before, so this will be my first one everrrr!


Any advice or tips to help me calm down before I go away and for when I go to the wedding as I keep feeling sick about it lol when there probs isn’t any need to feel this way.

Thanks x

I used to get really anxious during plane rides as well, especially during turbulence. However, when the plane landed I was always back to normal again. I realised after many plane rides that the anxiety is for no reason, because it just goes away again once the plane lands. So I guess a weird tip that worked for me is to make the most of the feeling of anxiety, because it will be gone once the plane lands. Knowing the anxiety will eventually disappear again when the plane lands calmed me down, and now I feel little anxiety when going on a plane compared to before :P
Planes are the safest form of transport, the odds of a plane crash are 1/10,000 compared to a car crash which is 1/100 (literally 100x safer). The majority of plane crashes are private planes anyway, not commercial ones you will be flying on

You're getting some good advice here!

This may sound a bit off-piste but how much caffeine do you consume? Caffeine is a stimulant and can make you feel more anxious if there's a stress or worry there (like in your case it seems like you're a nervous flyer mixed with not knowing what to expect from a wedding and possibly a bit of stress from the pressure of going on holiday and needing to enjoy it, packing etc). Cutting out caffeine won't get rid of your anxiety and stress but you might find it reduces panicky feelings if you're normally consuming a lot, especially before your flight.

Otherwise I'd suggest looking into grounding techniques (the 'being in touch with your surroundings' the first commenter mentioned) as these are good at bringing you back to your senses if you're starting to feel panicky or anxious. Theres many methods but practice two or three that you like and think are easy to use/remember.

I Usually drink just a cup of tea in a morning with my breakfast and that’s it. And okay , Thankyou

Yes there’s a pattern of feeling anxious as I’ve been feeling like this for the past few days @lol.yolo