6 Strategies for Navigating Anxiety
Practical tools to help you respond to anxiety differently without trying to push it away
Anxiety isn’t something to “fix” or eliminate—it’s a natural response that can be understood and worked with. The more we fight it, the more power it holds. Instead of trying to make anxiety disappear, this guide will help you approach it differently, using strategies backed by psychology to change how you respond.
6 Strategies for Navigating Anxiety
Practical tools to help you respond to anxiety differently without trying to push it away
Anxiety isn’t something to “fix” or eliminate—it’s a natural response that can be understood and worked with. The more we fight it, the more power it holds. Instead of trying to make anxiety disappear, this guide will help you approach it differently, using strategies backed by psychology to change how you respond.
What’s Inside the Guide?
This free guide includes six strategies that you can start using right away:
What’s Inside the Guide?
This free guide includes six strategies that you can start using right away:
1. Short-Term Responses: Managing the Moment
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A simple breathing technique to steady your body (without forcing yourself to “relax”)
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A grounding exercise to bring your mind back to the present
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A surprising trick that helps shift your focus when anxiety feels overwhelming
2. Long-Term Approaches: Building a New Relationship with Anxiety
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How to stay present in anxious moments without getting stuck in worry cycles
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A strategy to step out of overthinking and take meaningful action
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The gold standard treatment for anxiety and why it works
1. Short-Term Responses: Managing the Moment
1
A simple breathing technique to steady your body (without forcing yourself to “relax”)
2
A grounding exercise to bring your mind back to the present
3
A surprising trick that helps shift your focus when anxiety feels overwhelming
2. Long-Term Approaches: Building a New Relationship with Anxiety
1
How to stay present in anxious moments without getting stuck in worry cycles
2
A simple breathing technique to steady your body (without forcing yourself to “relax”)
3
A simple breathing technique to steady your body (without forcing yourself to “relax”)
Why This Approach Works
Most advice on anxiety is about getting rid of it. But true change happens when we stop treating it as the enemy. These strategies are designed to help you build a different relationship with anxiety, so it has less control over your thoughts and actions.
In the short term, that means quick, practical relief. But over time, these tools also help you stop feeding the anxiety cycle; leading to real and lasting reductions in how often anxiety shows up, and how much it affects you.
This isn’t about “fixing” anxiety. It’s about changing how you respond, so it no longer calls the shots.
Why This Approach Works
Most advice on anxiety is about getting rid of it. But true change happens when we stop treating it as the enemy. Short-term strategies can offer quick relief, but long-term progress comes from developing new ways to relate to anxiety. These techniques, developed by expert psychologists, are designed to help you build confidence in handling anxious moments—so they have less power over your decisions.
By focusing on long-term strategies, you’ll strengthen your ability to manage discomfort and respond to anxiety more effectively over time
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