You can try countering this by deepening and slowing down your breath, which signals to your parasympathetic nervous system that it’s OK to calm down. If you are reading this book because you are having a nervous breakdown or because your nerves are ‘in a bad way’, you are the very person for whom it has been written and I shall therefore talk directly to you as if you were sitting beside me.” Talking to someone you trust about what's making you anxious could be a relief. It may be that just having someone listen to you and show they care can help in itself. If you aren't able to open up to someone close to you, you could call the Samaritans.

There's a part about how if you face your "terrible feelings" and try to make them worst you will find that you cannot. We shrink from feelings for fear of making them worse but by facing them we lose some of the fear and it may actually have a calming effect. So much of living with anxiety is the anticipation, the nerves are intimidating and feel over-powering. Anxiety is common. In fact, more than 4 in 10 adults in the United States reported symptoms of depression or anxiety in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Even still, talking about anxiety can still be challenging.When practised with a therapist, CBT has been shown to be clinically effective in improving anxiety, low mood, stress and sleep problems, as well as many other mental and some physical health conditions. Everyone’s anxiety levels are different. Some people find more situations stressful and experience more challenges in life than others, and they get more anxious as a result.

One of the most powerful things you can do for yourself when you’re anxious is to change your physical setting.There are lots of different ways that you can support us. We're a charity and we couldn't continue our work without your help. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) only recommends trying treatments based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). It becomes easier to counter your anxiety when you know your anxiety or what is making you anxious. How you get to know it may be different from someone else, but there are options for everyone. Peer support brings together people who've had similar experiences to support each other. Many people find it helps them to share ideas about how to stay well, connect with others and feel less alone. You could:

Needless to say, I'm glad I still held onto it. I felt like I was able to better understand how to cope with a lot of things that I never knew how best to cope with. There are so many ways to look after your mental health and well-being that I have always had the tendency to overthink it. In the past year, I had been working on a lot of things I know needed working on (i.e. overthinking). Anyhow, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and for what it read as. Largely common sense and parts of it were pretty eye opening. CBT is a type of psychological treatment that can help you manage your anxiety by changing negative or unhelpful thoughts and behaviour. I think this is an essiential read for any sufferers of anxiety, especially complicated by health worries and a constant fear of panic. Really never found an author to put into words the awful feelings of nervous illness and anxiety. The heart worry and the feeling of tension is all explained and in my mind, it has calmed me to know I am just one of many sufferers of a difficult feeling that can indeed be put to rest. I really hope many read this as it is far beyond modern knowledge and gives a perfect calming insight into both the struggle and the remedy in facing these feelings and floating past them as if they are just part of the process of recovery. I hope one day I can be truly free of these feelings but for now, it is good to know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Sleep is critical to your mental well-being. No matter what self-help tools you practice during the day, you could still find yourself feeling anxious if your sleep schedule isn’t regulated.

You may find relaxation and breathing exercises helpful, or you may prefer activities such as yoga or pilates to help you unwind.