What to do when you feel an anxiety spike

Hi Asher’s, I’ve decided that I’m going to start calling you all Asher’s – because I like the name.

So, Hi Asher’s, hope your day wasn’t as exhausting as mine was, I could literally feel the bones of my exhaustion, literally.

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So in light of what today is said to hold, that’s #worldmentalhealthday, I would love to share a few tips not tricks, of what to do when you feel yourself falling apart, aka: having anxiety or going into a wind of panic/anxiety attack(s)

Because sometimes,the pain, the regret, the reminders, come in a rush.

First thing first,

1• Breathe: of course, we’ve heard this before, plus there is nothing breathing can not solve, right?

But by focusing on your breathing, you gain control of the effect the situation or the surrounding intended to have.

2• Level your environment to your control: in connection to breathing, you gain control and with control, you gain power and comes in the balance and relaxation.

You need to be able to gain control, so in addition to inhaling and exhaling, your mind needs to create, in itself, an alternate universe.

and this welcomes the third stage, 3• Power of imagination: I know what your thinking, “ah but Utibeno, it’s not that deep na.” There is nothing worse than not being able to imagine. The power of imagination, that’s my biggest weapon. It’s got it cons and pros, wherein, I could be in a room full of humans and I would be in a universe, in my head, where it’s only me in multiple.

What I mean is, whenever I’m having an anxiety attack or my anxiety spikes, whether I’m alone or in a group, I can find my balance, without drawing that “African man” attention to myself.

4• Talk: I talk to myself, a lot. Thank God I’m in closed spaces most of the time, so…lol

The fifth and final tip that I’ve found most helpful, for myself

5• Write: I write, even if I don’t know how I’m feeling, I write, even if I don’t understand, I write, to read later or just to release myself. I write. And you know the beautiful thing about writing down whatever your mind motions your fingers to pen down, It’s Never Trash.

So hey,

Happy Mental Health Day.

celebrate you. Your ups. Your downs. Your regrets and whoop whoops. All is for a reason,

(Romans 8:28)

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.