A psychologist explained how to reduce feelings of anxiety and stress — Health
Simple actions will help to return to the “here and now” state.
When anxious thoughts begin to appear intrusively during normal activities, without a real threat, it is important to return to the state of “here and now”.
Psychologist Olena Shershnyova told about this on the air of KYIV24.
“Our sensory sensations help us in this, we can take a glass of cold water and feel that yes, I'm here, nothing bad is happening to me now, I'm breathing, I'm sitting, I'm looking around,” the expert said.
Shershnyova also offers an effective way to fight anxiety — the delayed anxiety technique. The essence of the method is that instead of constantly worrying about unpleasant or anxious moments, we set aside a special time for such thoughts.
“For example, tomorrow at 3 p.m. I will sit down and give myself half an hour to think about all the anxious moments. Until then, I will not…
