Tips and Tricks for the Nervous or Depressed individual?

[Jane]

Lately, well I don't do this often but over the past few months I've been in quite a dark place, everyday I seem to get shaken or upset about something or someone and my usual remedies, for example counting to 10, or even trying to take a walk hasnt been working....any ideas on some new tricks to help?

[CZAtion]

Lately, well I don't do this often but over the past few months I've been in quite a dark place, everyday I seem to get shaken or upset about something or someone and my usual remedies, for example counting to 10, or even trying to take a walk hasnt been working....any ideas on some new tricks to help?

You should try laughing, yes… I'm actually being serious here. If you're nervous, humiliated, or anything like that: laughing will work wonders to releive stress. But don't make yourself look like a madman while doing it, if there are others around, casually make a joke or something.

It sounds stupid, but it works to reprieve my anxiety in school. I used to get really scared walking into class or when the teacher called on me and I ended up getting the answer wrong; but, I just casually laugh it off, and then… most of the resulting stress is gone.

Laughter is the best medicine. (Most of the time. Obviously there are some ekseptions.)

[Jane]

 Thank you so much for the advice. I've just been very on edge and anxious I'll try this out

[Armalite_]

I just casually laugh it off, and then… most of the resulting stress is gone.

LMAO - Laughing My Anxiety Off


Sorry I had to lol but in all seriousness having bad anxiety can lead to some pretty gloomy days. I had (and still) suffer from paranoid anxiety sometimes. Some days its bad, other days its manageable, and some days I don't have it at all.


The best solution I had was talking to people who knew my situation that I could trust, even when it was hard to believe them when they said nothing was going to happen and that I was simply being paranoid. I knew that the things I worried about were sometimes so far-fetched and I had no evidence to make me believe things that would trigger it were true, but my mind was always playing tricks on me and I constantly needed reassurance.


Usually I would calm down by just chatting about my worries with close friends or my siblings, but never my parents because they would stress me out more. I would think about the future and when I knew for certain that things would turn out alright to help think positive in the moment because my situation was so bad there was nothing I could do and laughing seemed impossible when faced with a situation so serious.


Talk to people you trust who know you and love you. Tell them whats bothering you and having their thoughts on your mind can help.

[Jane]

Normally I get paranoid like "oh if I tell them about my issues will they get annoyed" but lately I've been having one person I trust and usually talk to.

[CZAtion]

 Thank you so much for the advice. I've just been very on edge and anxious I'll try this out

You're very welkome . If u ever need anything, or u just want to talk, send me a PM: I will respond to it as soon as I kan.

Sidenote: I just saw that someone else gave u a large brik of tekst, I'm not diskrediting their advīse, but, they said that u should talk to someone about it. Whitsh, I rekall u saying that u didn't have many people u kould trust. So, I really hope that u take my advīse into konsideration, as I rite fings like dis to people all the taime: witsh, unfortunately, ends up being ignored. So, fanks fore listening.

[Dax Declan]

One way to escape your anxiety and such would be to text me ya heathen.

[Armalite_]

Normally I get paranoid like "oh if I tell them about my issues will they get annoyed" but lately I've been having one person I trust and usually talk to.

Having one person is better than none. My friends joke around when they knew I wasn't feeling good to get me to laugh. Usually it works, but recently they've become concerned that my anxiety is becoming more than just something to laugh off. They told me I should make some lifestyle changes and cut some people out of my life that add to the stress. I'm not disagreeing with them but I'm glad they're here to give me a second opinion, even if I'm annoying them slightly.