Anxiety

• “5 Quick Ways To Ground Yourself When Anxiety Hits”: Tried and true tips from a therapist that you can engage in no matter the place or time.
• “Screening For Generalized Anxiety Disorder”: This online questionnaire can help you figure out whether your level of anxiety is unhealthy
• “11 Ways To Stop A Panic Attack”: Prevent a panic attack from ruining your day with these tricks
• “Sensory Tips To Soothe Anxiety”: These anti-anxiety activities engage with your senses to reduce symptoms
• Emotion Explorer: Get to the bottom of how you’re feeling, how it’s affecting you, and what you can do to soothe yourself with this interactive website
• Self-Defeating Beliefs: These worksheets will help you identify thoughts that are causing distress and preventing you from living a full life
• Tried and True Anxiety Busters: This infographic offers ideas for managing anxiety in your daily life
• Worry Worksheet: This worksheet helps you overcome worries by organizing your thoughts and developing simple solutions
• “1 Simple Strategy To Reduce Anxiety in a Crowded Place”: This technique is effective both for coping with claustrophobia and dealing with feelings of anxiety and/or panic in general
• Workplace Anxieties: Sometimes, you just need to laugh about workplace anxieties. These comics take care of that!
• Guided Meditation: This meditation focuses on relieving anxiety, stress, and worry
• Tapping Exercise: Another brain-based, tapping exercise to help you reduce anxiety
• “Guided Meditation For Detachment from Overthinking”: This meditation aims to free you from thoughts that threaten to lock themselves into your head and cause chronic worry
• “Surefire Tips To Overcome Presentation Anxiety”: This graphic will show you how to become secure in public speaking
• “5 Senses Meditation”: A mindfulness meditation to reduce anxiety. This is a written meditation rather than an audio or video meditation, so you can take it at your own pace.
• “Aromatherapy For Panic Attacks”: These scents have soothing properties that can help when panic threatens to overwhelm you
• “Calming Exercise” ft. Carolyn Wolf, LMFT: This physical exercise will soothe you when you feel overstimulated
• One Minute Mindfulness Exercise: This quick, deep breathing exercise will help you reduce feelings of anxiety
• 21 Day Anxiety Challenge: Try a new self-care activity each day to reduce anxiety symptoms and increase your sense of inner peace

Apps

• Breathe2Relax: Breathing exercises for stress management, anger control, and anxiety management
• Headspace: Learn meditation for stress and anxiety
• SAM: Monitor anxious thoughts and behaviors over time, coping exercises
• Mindshift: Change your thinking to better cope with your anxiety
• notOK: Receive immediate support from your friends, family, or peer network
• SuperBetter: Play games that strengthen your emotional resiliency

“12 Things To Know When Someone You Love Has Anxiety”: Advice and education for those who aren’t sure how to best support an anxious loved one

“36 People Share How They’ve Helped Their Friends Through Anxiety”: These real-life examples can inspire you in your allyship

“How To Help A Friend With Social Anxiety Disorder”: Learn more about how Social Anxiety might manifest itself in your friend, and how you can provide support

“Information For Friends And Family,” On OCD: Learn more about OCD and how other families have worked to support loved ones coping with it

“7 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Someone With Anxiety”: Avoid these phrases and ideas, which may seem helpful but can actually cause harm

“How You Can Support a Partner Who’s Struggling with their Mental Health”: Kristin Dart, LICSW, offers tips for those unsure how to best support their significant other during tough psychological times.

• “I Embrace My Anxiety, Because It’s Part Of Me”: China McCarney, the founder of Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression (see our “Advocate” section), discusses his journey with anxiety and self-acceptance
• “We’re All Mad Here”: Award-winning writer Claire Eastham draws from her own experiences with anxiety in this witty, honest blog
• Check In With Me: Having a rough day and looking for support? This community from The Mighty has you covered.
• Social Anxiety Forums: Learn about a number of online forums for living with social anxiety
• “The Day I Met My Fear Of Butterflies: A Story Of Traveling With Phobias”: The writer reflects on her butterfly phobia and how it affects her life plans
• “Social Anxiety: A Day In The Life”: Misdiagnoses and self-medication are both covered in this New York Times article about Social Anxiety Disorder
• “Living With Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)”: One woman opens up about her struggle with anxiety, particularly when it comes to social interactions, and how it interplays with her life as a college student
• The OCD Stories: Listen to the podcast or join the online community to hear other people’s stories of hardship and hope
• “Panic Attack!”: This writer turned her anxious thoughts into a short film, which you can watch here
• “25 Stories of Panic Attacks And Living With Anxiety”: Buzzfeed readers shared experiences with panic

Tune In

Check out our Spotify playlist for Anxiety here

• “Breathe (2 AM),” Anna Nalick
• “Days Like This,” Van Morrison
• “Brave,” Sara Bareilles
• “19th Nervous Breakdown,” The Rolling Stones
• “Don’t Panic,” Coldplay
• “Here Comes The Sun,” The Beatles
• “Waving Through A Window,” Dear Evan Hansen
• “Vienna,” Billy Joel
• “Breathe,” Michelle Branch
• “fake smile,” Ariana Grande
• “The Middle,” Jimmy Eat World
• “Let Go,” Frou Frou
• “Mr. Brightside,” The Killers
• “Delicate,” Taylor Swift
• “Breathe Me,” Sia
• “Keep Breathing,” Ingrid Michaelson
• “Demons,” Imagine Dragons
• “Obsessions,” Marina and the Diamonds
• “Roar,” Katy Perry
• “Be Ok,” Ingrid Michaelson
• “Let It Go,” Frozen
• “breathin,” Ariana Grande
• “The Remedy,” Jason Mraz

• “Anxiety Disorders, National Institute Of Mental Health: Learn what anxiety disorders are, how they may manifest, and common forms of treatment
• “The Anatomy Of Anxiety”: How does anxiety affect your brain’s functioning?
• “Impact of Anxiety Disorders”: This article and graphic explain how anxiety can affect your physical and psychological wellness
• “Anxiety Disorders”, National Alliance On Mental Health: Another overview on anxiety disorders, their effects, and approaches to treating them
• International OCD Foundation: Learn more about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and how you can cope with it
• “3 Signs Your Mental Health is Interfering With Your Work”: Melanie Shapiro, LICSW, details ways in which chronic mental health concerns can derail your professional goals and offers advice for coping
• Social Anxiety Support: Learn more about Social Anxiety and connect with others in the online forum
• “Phobias and Irrational Fears”: How do phobias work, and how can you fight them?
• APA, “How Psychologists Help with Anxiety Disorders”: Learn how a professional can aid you as you learn to manage your anxiety
• “Irrational Versus Rational Thoughts,” parts one and two: Identify irrational fears and replace them with more realistic ideas
• Mindfulness for Healthy Living: How can mindfulness ease your symptoms and contribute to your wellbeing?
• International Paruresis Association: Find resources for anxiety-induced bladder issues
• Anxiety Slayer: This podcast covers everything from breathing techniques to dissociation
• How To File For Social Security Benefits With An Anxiety Disorder: Get your healthcare covered by applying for the benefits you deserve
• How to Conquer a Phobia: Learn what phobias are and how you can reduce related symptoms in this blog
• “Networking With Social Anxiety”: Advice for connecting with other professionals in a way that won’t overwhelm you with worry

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America: This nonprofit is a leader in research, education, and training for mental health disorders
• International OCD Foundation: Their mission is to help everyone with OCD and/or related disorders live full and happy lives
• Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression: This nonprofit is dedicated to bringing awareness, prevention, and treatment to those suffering from mental health issues, and to reduce the stigma around them.
• AnxietyBC: Located in British Columbia, this organization offers free anxiety plans, educational resources, videos, and apps to people around the world.