Helpful Information and Resources

What is Anxiety:  Is a natural and normal reaction everyone experiences from time to time. People feel anxiety in different situations. Sometimes anxiety, when not too intense, can be helpful, such as before taking a test or crossing a busy street. Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes.Anxiety becomes a problem when it stops people from living their lives the way they want to.

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Coping Management Exercises: 

Find a quiet place and sit down. Look around you and notice:

• 5 things you can see: Your hands, outside, pictures on your wall

• 4 things you can physically feel: Your feet on the ground, a ball, the wind

• 3 things you can hear: The wind blowing, cars passing, your breath

• 2 things you can smell: food, coffee, fresh cut grass

• 1 thing you can taste: Gum, the fresh air

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Online Resources 

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NIMH Anxiety Disorders 

• Signs & Symptoms

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Calm Clinic

• Helping someone with anxiety

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