10 Ways to Minimize Anxiety and Conquer Your Fears
As part of our girls-empowerment and boys-empowerment camps near Chicago, we emphasize ways to conquer our fears and minimize anxiety. A recent article from Business Insider lists some good ones. Bullets below, with the whole article at this link.
Conquer Fear
- Slowly expose yourself to the things you’re afraid of, so they’re no longer unfamiliar to you.
- Spend time with your friends.
- Exercise to protect yourself against the effects of stress, which include anxiety and fears.
- Reframe anxiety as excitement so that you can devote more energy and resources to the situation.
- Look at the big picture to prevent yourself from focusing on the negatives.
- A few times every day, recognize that at this very moment you’re doing OK. Recognize when you’re succumbing to misplaced anxiety, and let it go.
- Affirm your core values before a challenging situation, so you remember what makes you unique.
- Help others to protect yourself from the negative effects of stress.
- Practice mindfulness meditation to reduce anxiety, depression, and pain; breathing deeply lets your nervous system know that it can chill out.
- Talk to yourself to perform better in stressful situations.