103 Ultimate Resources for Beating Your Anxiety
Stress and Anxiety are a fact of life. Without it, we’re as good as dead. That being said, while anxiety feels quite uncomfortable in the moment to say the least, it’s every human’s innate mechanism for telling themselves to step up their game in reaction to a potential threat or a fleeting but lucrative opportunity. That mechanism worked quite well thousands of years ago so you can flee a hungry bear or lion but often ends up being overkill in the modern world. And for some of you, your bodies tend to overreact to every little perceived threat and opportunity; if that’s you, then you are said to suffer from “Anxiety”.
I’ve scoured the Internet for the best articles on dealing with anxiety and put them together in this comprehensive guide. If you suffer from anxiety, then I definitely recommend bookmarking this page on your computer and phone so you’ll have the most effective resources available at your fingertips the next time anxiety strikes.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: How to Deal with Anxiety
Chapter 2: Coping with Anxiety
Chapter 3: Natural Anxiety Remedies
Chapter 4: Anxiety in College Students
Chapter 5: Job Anxiety
Chapter 6: Travel Anxiety
Chapter 7: Anxiety Apps
Conclusion
Chapter 1: How to Deal with Anxiety
You’ve got anxiety or, heaven forbid, a panic attack and you want relief NOW? Who has the patience to read “theories” or other people’s stories regarding anxiety when your chest is throbbing and you’re breaking out in a cold sweat?
These articles will quickly cut through the BS and give you steps that you can take NOW!
- #1: 15 Easy Ways to Beat Anxiety Now by Giuliana Hazelwood
- #2: 6 Ways to Reduce Your Anxiety, No Matter How Worried You Feel by Cynthia Kane
- #3: 10 Proven Ways To Worry Less And Feel Happier, Right Now by Prevention Magazine
- #4: 6 Cheap, Natural, and Quick Anxiety Remedies by Michael Cutler, DO, PhD
- #5: How to Stop Worrying by HelpGuide.org
- #6: What Anxiety Does to Your Brain and What You Can Do About It by Alan Henry
- #7: Ten ways to fight your fears by the NHS Choices
- #8: How to Deal With Stress and Anxiety: 10 Proven Psychological Techniques by Dr. Jeremy Dean
- #9: 20 Thoughts To Help Relieve Anxiety and Depression by Dorian Innes
- #10: 10 Best Ways to Manage Your Anxiety by Margaret Wehrenberg
- #11: Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms by the Mayo Clinic
- #12: 10 Ways to Cope With Anxiety by Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D
- #13: 7 Easy Hacks To Help You Deal With Anxiety by Catherine Pearson
- #14: How Meditation Helps Me Deal With Anxiety by Ed Halliwell
- #15: 5 Easy Fixes to Ease Anxiety by Terri Cole
- #16: Exercise for Stress and Anxiety by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America
- #17: 9 Ways to Reduce Anxiety Right Here, Right Now by Margarita Tartakovsky
- #18: Overcoming Anxiety Attacks: 4 Tips On How To Deal With Anxiety Without Medication by Liz Borreli
- #19: 11 Tips to Help Manage Anxiety by Therese J. Borchard
- #20: 5 Ways to Deal With Anxiety and Stress by Cathy Garrard
- #21: How Embracing Failure Can Help Us Deal with Anxious Thoughts by Rhydian Fairfax
- #22: How to Overcome Anxiety Without Medication by Calm Clinic
- #23: 5 Sure-fire Ways to Overcome Fear and Anxiety Today by Mark Tyrrell
- #24: Anxiety Disorder: 8 Science-Backed Ways To Manage Panic Attacks, Generally Bad Days by Ali Venosa
- #25: Do you dread the day ahead? How to control that constant feeling of anxiety by Lucy Fry
- #26: Overwhelmed by Stress and Anxiety? How to Deal with It by Tanya J Peterson NCC
- #27: Top 10 Tips to Reduce Anxiety by Barton Goldsmith Ph.D.
- #28: Treating anxiety without medication by Harvard Health
- #29: 3 Neat Tricks for Overcoming Social Anxiety by Jessica Stillman
- #30: 6 Tips to Control Anxiety without Medication by David Rubenstein
- #31: 9 Proven Tricks For Overcoming Anxiety And Fear by Drake Baer
- #32: Anxious About Everything? 6 Ways to Cope with Anxiety by Dr. Tina Tessina
- #33: Overcoming Anxiety: 5 Quick Ways to Relieve Anxiety by Candi Raudebaugh
- #34: Relieve Stress with Massage Therapy by Massage Envy
- #35: 22 Quick Tips to Change Your Anxiety Forever by Linda Esposito
- #36: How To Deal With Stress and Anxiety in Four Simple Steps by Elizabeth Scott, M.S.
- #37: 12 Tips For Overcoming Anxiety by Remez Sasson
- #38: The 10 best ever anxiety management techniques by the ANU Counselling Centre
- #39: Get in Control: Anxiety-Reducing Techniques by USA Swimming
- #40: How to Deal with Chronic Fear and Anxiety by the University of Minnesota
- #41: Tips for Overcoming Anxiety by Lemon Stripes
- #42: Controlling Anxiety by Nashell Barnes
- #43: How to Deal With Depression & Anxiety Naturally Without Medication by Ann Olson
- #44: How to Control Anxiety by Adam Sicinski
- #45: A quick starter kit for dealing with anxiety by Anxiety.org
- #46: How To Deal With Anxiety Without Medication by June Silny
- #47: How To Deal With Anxiety When You’ve Had Too Much Caffeine by Citygram Austin
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Chapter 2: Coping with Anxiety
Sometimes, tactics like those discussed in the above section can provide quick relief to your anxiety. But in my experience, they can be hit or miss and may prove to be rather ineffective in some circumstances. In these cases, it’s prudent to dig deeper and understand the principles behind how anxiety works and the first hand accounts of various people who have suffered from anxiety. From there, you can formulate a more targeted plan to attack your anxiety at its roots (and/or receive specialized assistance from your healthcare provider.) If your anxiety has been with you for a long time or you feel its causes are fairly complex, then these articles are definitely worth a read.
- #48: What It’s Like To Feel Anxiety-Ridden, Sometimes With No Control by Caitlin Jill Anders
- #49: How I Overcame My Chronic Anxiety Disorder by Chrissy Rutherford
- #50: How to Cure Anxiety — One Workaholic’s Story, Six Techniques That Work by Charlie Hoehn
- #51: Overcoming Anxiety is Possible; Here’s How I Did It by Adam Siddiq
- #52: 8 Celebrities Talk About Anxiety — And Teach Us How to Deal With Ours by Melissa Hugel
- #53: I Didn’t Realize How Out of Control My Anxiety Was Until I Saw These Web Comics by Emily McCombs
- #54: 3 Common Myths About Overcoming Anxiety by Quentin Vennie
- #55: What are Anxiety Disorders? by the National Institute of Mental Health
- #56: Why I Turn to YouTube When My Anxiety Gets Out of Control by Kerry Justich
- #57: How To Deal With Anxiety by Headspace Daily
- #58: My year of anxiety: How my worries took control, and how I’m taking it back by Jenni Miller
- #59: What You Fear The Most Cannot Happen by Thomas A. Richards, Ph.D
- #60: Anxiety and panic attacks by Mind, the mental health charity
- #61: Beat the Anxiety Trick: How to Overcome chronic anxiety by Dr. Carbonell
- #62: How Meditation Helps Me Deal With Anxiety by Barry McDonagh
- #63: Is Anxiety Really About Having Control Issues? by Julia Banim
- #64: Overcoming Anxiety: Moving from Fear to Presence by Lucy H. Pearce
- #65: Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Relieve Anxiety And Depression by Allison Aubrey
- #66: Overcoming anxiety, addiction to inspire others by Emilie Eaton
- #67: Coping With Anxiety by Jeanie Lerche Davis
- #68: Relaxation Techniques for Relief of Anxiety and Stress by Susan M. Lark, M.D.
- #69: Anxiety Overload? Here’s How To Cope by Nicole Catanese
- #70: Overcoming Anxiety: I Finally Feel Comfortable in My Own Skin by Mark Sisson
- #71: Overcoming Anxiety by Claire Westbrook
- #72: Fear or ecstasy? Overcoming performance anxiety by Stephen Hough
- #73: Anna Williamson: Anxiety used to control me by Sophie Donnelly
- #74: Two Steps to Overcoming Anxiety by Jim LaPierre
- #75: How to Deal with Anxiety When Learning by David Mansaray
- #76: Overcoming anxiety and depression through spiritual practice by Spiritual Science Research Foundation
- #77: How To Deal With Anxiety by Noah Elkrief
- #78: Anxiety, Control & Codependency by Rhoda Mills Sommer
- #79: The Conscious Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Neil Seligman
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Chapter 3: Natural Anxiety Remedies
It seems these days, pharmaceutical companies are coming with an alphabet soup of anxiety drugs. Don’t get me wrong, many of them are highly effective for people suffering from severe anxiety and simply cannot function in their day to day life without keeping their anxiety at bay. Put it this way: if your anxiety is so bad you can’t get through the day anymore, it may be worth the risk to try the latest drugs on the market. But for those of you whose anxiety is mild to moderate, it may be a wiser choice to go for more natural remedies for anxiety that have proven, since the dawn of time, to have little or no unusual side effects.
- #80: Eat to Beat Stress: 10 Foods That Reduce Anxiety by Tanya Zuckerbrot
- #81: 3 Herbs To Relieve Anxiety by Melanie St. Ours
- #82: Acupressure Points for Relieving Anxiety and Nervousness by Grace Chen
- #83: Best 9 Acupressure Points to Relieve Stress and Anxiety by Bipasha Mukherjee
- #84: Dr. Oz’s Worry Cures by Dr. Mehmet Oz
- #85: Is There a Natural Way to Deal With Anxiety? by Alisa Vitti, HHC
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Chapter 4: Anxiety in College Students
College is an exciting time for many kids when they finally get to leave home and start laying the foundation to their to their adult life. There are lots of interesting people to meet, lots of information to learn, lots of career paths to explore, etc. It’s no wonder most college students are under a tremendous amount of anxiety, especially when final exams come along! So if you or anyone you know are in college, the following 4 articles are definitely a must read!
- #86: 5 Ways to Reduce Anxiety on Test Day by Brian Witte
- #87: How Do You Deal With Anxiety In College? by Anna Borges
- #88: 6 Ways To Find Success In College While Dealing With Extreme Anxiety by Sarah Frances
- #89: Brain study reveals how successful students overcome math anxiety by William Harms
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Chapter 5: Job Anxiety
With the advent of the global economy in the 21st century, competition in business has never been this cutthroat. And as a result, more and more people are suffering from anxiety due to the demands from their jobs and careers. Don’t let anxiety cause you to suffer even further by derailing your career. Take the excellent advice from the articles below to crush your anxiety so you can perform at your peak potential!
- #90: 12 Tips for Overcoming Your Fear of Change at Work by Jacquelyn Smith
- #91: Face the Fear: How to Overcome Job Interview Anxiety by Pamela Skillings
- #92: Coping with Presentation Anxiety & “Stage Fright” by Garr Reynolds
- #93: Do you suffer from speech anxiety? How to control your nerves by Bookboon.com
- #94: Your Layoff, Your Brain: How to Get Out of Your Own Way by Debra Donston-Miller
- #95: Overcoming Speaking Anxiety in Meetings & Presentations by Lenny Laskowski
- #96: Dealing with Post-College Graduation Stress and Anxiety by Rheyanne Weaver
- #97: 6 Ways To Control Anxiety As An Entrepreneur by Ryan Clements
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Chapter 6: Travel Anxiety
Travel is often a source of anxiety for many people since it often involves stepping outside of their comfort zone. And in some cases, you’re gonna be facing flight or train delays, hassles at Customs, lost luggage, unfamiliar locations, new foods, staying in hotels instead of sleeping at home, and many more additional stressors. Personally, I LOVE traveling despite it being a major source of added stress for me, but thanks to the following articles, I can keep the travel anxiety at bay and fully enjoy my vacation without worrying too much about the inevitable hassles.
- #98: 5 Tips to Combat Flight Anxiety by Genevieve Shaw Brown
- #99: Travel Anxiety – 5 Tips for Dealing with It by Travel with Kate
- #100: How I deal with chronic anxiety when traveling by Richard Lucas
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Chapter 7: Anxiety Apps
Smartphones have taken over our lives at an alarming rate as of this writing in 2015. Anxiety has increased as a result due to everyone being connected to their work not only 24/7 but virtually everywhere they go due to these smart devices. Instead of letting our smartphone control us and magnify our anxiety, shouldn’t we at least take full advantage of this ubiquitous technology to better manage our anxiety?
- #101: The 15 Best Anxiety iPhone and Android Apps of 2015 by Kimberly Holland and Jared Fields
- #102: Smartphone game designed to reduce anxiety shows promise in study by Ryan Jaslow
- #103: 12 Mobile Apps That Help Relieve Stress And Anxiety by Nicole Arce
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Conclusion
Love this guide? Please share it with your friends, especially if you know someone who has Anxiety! If you found any of the articles or individual tips within the articles especially helpful, please feel free to discuss them in the comments below!