Understand and overcome your anxiety.

Not all anxiety is bad. Anxiety alerts us, primes us for action in many cases, helps us avoid painful events or failures. But sometimes, anxiety is debilitating and can hold us back.

Studies find that people who are confident or who perform well under pressure still get anxious. They still register similar signals in their body, their adrenaline still pumps. What’s different is their ability to manage their anxiety in the moment so they can accomplish what they need to accomplish.

In order to reorient what makes us anxious, we must practice new behaviors. Teach ourselves new tricks. And it’s worth remembering here that there is no lost cause. The brain is capable of rewiring itself. Everybody is adaptable to a certain degree. Even you. While we may never be perfect, we can always improve our current state.

This video helps you do that. It has five quick tricks (and one slow) to overcoming your anxiety:

1. Utilizing Breath Techniques 3:18
2. Meditation 6:30
3. Talk to somebody 8:29
4. Negative Visualization 10:24
5. Err... uhh, never mind 12:48
6. (The Harsh Truth of the Day) 13:20

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Basic meditation instructions and why you should meditate: https://markmanson.net/meditation

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