Anxiety awareness
🟢 Evidence-based🔵 Wellness practice
What it means
Anxiety is a natural alert system. Worry becomes harder when it is frequent, strong, or hard to switch off.
Common experiences
Restlessness, a pounding heart, “what if” thoughts, avoiding things, feeling on edge.
What may help
Slow breathing, grounding, regular routines, cutting back on caffeine, gradually facing small fears, talking to someone.
A small practice
Try 5-4-3-2-1 grounding: name 5 things you see, 4 you feel, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste.
When to seek professional help
If worry is constant, keeps you from doing things you need or want to do, or comes with panic. Some of these experiences can occur with anxiety conditions, but only a qualified professional can assess and diagnose.
▶️ Tool 6: Making room
WHO South-East Asia Region (WHO SEARO) · 3:44 min
Part of WHO South-East Asia's 'Managing Stress Better' series, based on WHO's illustrated guide 'Doing What Matters in Times of Stress'.
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