{"id":57428,"date":"2021-01-18T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T06:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=57428"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:41:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T15:11:05","slug":"4-helpful-tips-on-how-to-calm-anxiety-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2021\/01\/18\/4-helpful-tips-on-how-to-calm-anxiety-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Calming Anxiety &#8211; Tips And Techniques To Reduce Stress And Worry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety is a physical and mental response to any stressful situation. Most people have faced a bout of anxiety, especially during the pandemic. Read on to understand <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to calm an anxiety attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and how to understand it as a <\/span>medical condition<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here\u2019s What You Can Know:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#what\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the signs of an anxiety attack?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#nightanxiety\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is night anxiety?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#calmananxiety\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to calm an anxiety attack?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1. What Are The Signs Of An Anxiety Attack?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The effects of an anxiety attack can vary from person to person. However, some of the common symptoms include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feeling nervous<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having trouble concentrating<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disrupted sleep cycle\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gastrointestinal problems<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, people might also have an extreme episode called a <\/span>panic attack<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This can have physical symptoms like chest pains, shortness of breath, cold sweat, and dizziness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b id=\"nightanxiety\">2. What is Night Anxiety?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57429 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shutterstock_1606422394.jpg\" alt=\"Signs of an anxiety attack- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety can affect your life at any time, either in the day or at night. However, it is highly common for people to have an anxiety attack at night. Ironically enough, clinical trials have shown that <\/span>lack of sleep<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can lead to anxiety, but anxiety can cause a lack of sleep too. This anxiety can be caused by worrying about the things that happened during the day or thinking about the next day or even thinking about your future. Read on to find out <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to calm night anxiety<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to calm down anxiety<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in general.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b id=\"calmananxiety\">3. How to Calm an Anxiety Attack?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is always easy to say \u2018calm down\u2019 but often that doesn\u2019t help in any constructive way. Instead, you can take these steps <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to calm down an anxiety attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which can be helpful:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Avoid Caffeine and alcohol<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caffeine is a well-known cause of anxiety and should be reduced or avoided completely. While alcohol might help you in the short run to forget about your anxiety it can heighten the feeling of anxiousness when the effects of alcohol wear off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Exercise or take a walk<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes anxiety can be caused by a build-up of adrenaline in the body. <\/span>Walking or exercising<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help you release adrenaline. While doing this, listening to music can also have a calming effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Reduce social media<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media can be a trigger for anxiety. Scrolling through social media sites before sleeping can affect your sleep too. In general, you should avoid looking at your laptop and phone screens an hour before sleeping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-64141 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/How-to-reduce-social-media-Activ-Living.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Try meditation<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evidence suggests that even one session of meditation can <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">help to calm anxiety<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>Focus on your breathing to make the meditation more effective. While meditating you can focus on the cause of your anxiety or imagine yourself in a peaceful situation, whichever works for you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to note that if your anxiety persists; you should seek professional help. Talking to a qualified professional can help you get to the root of the problem and deal with it. It is not advisable to take medication without seeking proper advice first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit our <strong>wellness blog pages <\/strong>to learn more tips on how to calm your anxiety by <\/span><strong>Dr. Aditi Govitrikar<\/strong>, as well as <strong>learn yoga poses for better sleep<\/strong> routines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anxiety is a physical and mental response to any stressful situation. 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