Mental Health: How to reduce anxiety and identify triggers

Awareness regarding mental health and ericating stigma around it is on rise. This should be considered as a positive sign to start a conversation to deal with se issues and help ors to cope up with m. People usually confuse mselves when it comes to using anxiety or being anxious as a term and suffering from an anxiety disorder. Being anxious is a state which is triggered due to a particular reason whereas a person suffering from an anxiety disorder might be suffering from illness all time and will t need a single trigger or be able to identify trigger. So here are some ways in which you can reduce your anxiety and improve your state of mind and maintain an optimistic approach.

1. Take a break

Our lifestyles are dynamic in nature and change according to our priorities. But se priorities should t affect your mental health. Hence taking a break from work or indulging in an activity of your choice will t only reset your brain but help you in concentrating better.

2. Get involved in group activities

People often misunderstand group activities as something that requires a lot of effort but tend to forget that ideally in a group activity efforts and burden gets divided. For example, participating in a Zumba class or working out toger with your friend will result in a positive outcome for your health and create work-life balance.

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3. Start conversation

According to Anxiety and Depression Association of America, feeling overwhelmed by an issue is a common human trait. But talking to a close one from your family or friends helps when it comes to reducing anxiety. If sharing with a close one is a problem seeking professional help is also beneficial.

4. Give your best shot

According to same American Association, trying to achieve perfection ds up to performance anxiety. preferred approach is to give your best performance and learn from one's failure. Achieving perfection is a Utopian concept according to association.

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5. Maintain a journal

Learning what triggers an individual’s anxiety is a simple approach to managing your stress and stress-induced anxiety. Regularly writing about your issues in a journal and observing a pattern helps. One can also approach ir rapist to help learn more about issues that commonly trigger.

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