Anxiety is a natural part of being human.
We will always experience a degree of it, especially in the face of uncertainty and something daunting. That’s fine.
We can see anxiety as an indication of what’s worth doing in many cases.
But sometimes, we can experience too much of it unnecessarily. I have struggled with it for most of my life, often to unbearable degrees.
Unnecessary anxiety is a result of two things:
- Ruminative thinking.
- Imbalanced health.
The following address both, and will help you reduce unnecessary anxiety:
Quit caffeine.
The correlation is documented, and the effect after the withdrawal stage is significant.
Caffeine fills your body with the stress hormone cortisol.
Cutting caffeine alone could reduce your anxiety by over 80%.
Daily mindfulness meditation of at least 15 minutes.
The more we can tolerate uncertainty and be ok with whatever thoughts arise, the calmer we become.
Meditation trains the brain for precisely this.