how I conquered my anxiety | techniques that actually worked

[@Mariag477]

It used to annoy me so much that gratitude helps so much with anxiety! But i think it bothers me less when i realized why it worked- Anxiety constantly tells you what you don't have and what you need to get. Gratitude is the opposite in which it tells you what you already have and makes it more of a habit for your brain to realize what is already there/ what you have already achieved. This mindset has helped me keep up with gratitude habit more! Loved your tips!

[@JessicaMcCamley]

I feel like that's the classic with a lot of this advice. I've never met anyone who has been long-term recovered or stable from mental illness who didn't say something to the effect of "all the annoying advice works". Obviously we sometime need some therapy to unpack traumas, but at some point you have to just accept that the common advice is common for a reason - even if you secretly begrudge its effectiveness along the way ;)

[@ElliMauve]

I often have a similar issue and that is an amazing way to think about anxiety and gratitude! Thank you 🙏

[@BambiBryant]

I used to think the opposite of depression was happiness. It’s not. The opposite of depression is gratitude for life. 💕

[@kitcat2449]

My anxiety comes from human cruelty and greed, but graditude does help a little with that too when you focus on the good people around you

[@wrenam]

Anxiety constantly tells you that in order to be worthy of this and that you need to be a different way first. Gratitude flips the switch completely because if you're feeling grateful, you're fully accepting what you have and not trying to earn anymore. But also hence gratitude can be very difficult with severe anxiety when you're stuck in that unworthiness trap

[@aob6033]

a weird hack that I discovered recently is if I'm going to sleep and my thoughts are racing, I try to spell my thoughts. c-a-n i d-o a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g ... etc. It sounds strange, but slows my thoughts down and will often fall asleep pretty quickly

[@8888alouette888]

It works because it 'breaks your state', it is used in NLP. Another one is to say your phone number backwards, you leave whatever emotion you were into and suddenly your logic, neutral mind takes over. Super powerful! 🙂

[@tarapatil908]

@@8888alouette888 Hi! I'm super curious, what's NLP?

[@aliceswayer9979]

ohhh that's so smart, i'm definetly gonna try that!

[@aaronm6674]

i do this but in sign language! great way to practice fingerspelling too lol

[@vanillabear228]

@@aaronm6674 oh I love that! I do my affirmations in sign language every morning! :D

[@l00r0lll]

I often feel nauseous from anxiety to a point where breathing exercises/rationalising doesn't help, and my therapist advised that instead of trying to stop the feeling or ignore it, I try to feel it more. It sounds wrong but when I really focus on the sensation & imagine it worse, my body's duped by the reverse psychology and it slowly dissipates.

[@melodymay4888]

I feel like this works because anxiety is so dismissed, ignored or invalidated that you acknowledging the nausea is you saying “ yes I hear you” and comforting your own self when the rest of the world might dismiss you. You are telling your body that you know what signs it’s giving and trying to understand it which is comforting

[@hello.hello.]

Another small tip that helps me if you are ruminating about something or don’t want to think about something popping up in you mind is to think and make the motion with your hand to flick the thought away like dusting crumbs off a shirt and say no. Either out loud or in your head. Learned it a couple years ago and it’s been incredibly helpful and pushes the thought outside of your head . You can even just do it with a finger to be more discreet when you are in public.

[@MilaAras]

yes!!! I do this as well, but visualising bubbles 🫧 in the air and I make a sound when I pop an anxious thought bubble away!

[@lucymoon]

Oh I love this bubbles one! I need to try it

[@AZ-gs7xb]

When I was a child, I'd wipe these thoughts off the blackboard :)

[@zayneba4229]

my therapist taught me a similar mental exercise. imagine a box, it can look anyway you like but it has to be big enough to fit an endless amount of things in it and it has to be comfortable enough that anything that comes into it wants to stay. it can lock but can open up if you want to open it. when a thought isn’t serving you or you want to explore it at a different time, imagine yourself collecting every bit of the thought and putting it in the box and locking it away until you need it again. it has helped me a lot, especially when i can’t sleep :)

[@marshmallow._]

This actually helps a lot when I have really intrusive thoughts in public lol

[@narwalluvr]

my favorite reframe (that i learned from tiktok) is when im like "i SHOULD do this i NEED to do this" I ask myself "whose voice is telling me I should do that" and usually it's not my voice....it's a voice i've picked up from somewhere. and thats SO freeing

[@oliviaisbored]

Your conscious?

[@savzavsav]

@@oliviaisboredas humans we tend to take things people repeatedly say to us and internalize it, essentially letting their words and voice blend into your words and voice. i think that’s what they’re referring to when they ask “who is telling me i need to do this?” because although it may sound like our own voice in our head, it’s often someone else’s words that we’ve taken in and continue to repeat to ourselves

[@IsTheSkyUp]

something Caroline Winkler (another wonderful youtuber) suggests is asking the question 'what if everything is okay?' it really helps me when i'm convinced someone is mad at me or something bad has happened/is going to happen. it's almost exercising your overactive imagination in the opposite direction. another thing is asking what's the worst, best and most likely scenario. if you just stop at 'what's the worst that can happen?' you will inevitably spiral, but adding in best and most likley often helps me to calm down even when i'm feeling my most pessimistic.

[@Jane-qr7eg]

i love caroline!!! her videos help me a lot too

[@auroraborealis13579]

Aw! I love Caroline! ❤

[@emma03]

omg I love caroline!!

[@gayatrisahaay8780]

woohoo love caroline!

[@kimwatson476]

Three techniques that have really helped ground me when I’m ruminating or feeling anxiety about the future are: 1. Simply saying these words “stay where your feet are, you’ll cross that bridge when you get there (that’s if you even see this bridge!) 2. It may sound counterintuitive at first but if I’m feeling anxious about something specific like having an anxiety attack in a public place for example, I will say to myself “I’m open to the possibility that I may have an anxiety attack in a public place” and I was very skeptical of this advice at first, but I instantly felt this simple change of mindset took the weight and responsibility off my shoulders to prevent an anxiety attack when in reality, that isn’t within anyone’s control because if that was possible, nobody would have anxiety attacks. It’s also a way of reassuring your body that it might happen but you won’t be caught off guard and that helped me tremendously. 3. “As of right now, I only have evidence that everything is fine. When or if I get evidence that suggests otherwise, I can worry then.” Thank you for talking so openly about your journey with anxiety, it helps more people that you know ❤

[@juliaschmidt2494]

When you said you have a tapping routine I thought of tap dancing and for a moment I was fully on board with nightly anti-anxiety tap dancing😂

[@skyler234]

LOL

[@giannamarie821]

i’m imagining myself mid panic attack sighing and lacing up my tap shoes LMAO

[@OjaswiShxrma]

Like Rory Gilmore from a year in the life!

[@problem.skinnn]

@@OjaswiShxrmacame here to say this 😅

[@Alicia-zf3nq]

So that's what my upstairs neighbour does at night! I was wondering why he only gets loud in the evenings lol

[@user-nm6dr4uy3d]

As a highly sensitive person, I actually find that much of my anxiety is simply over-stimulation. Learning to take time for myself has helped me more than anything. I've accepted that I like a quiet life and that it's nothing to be ashamed of. I need to relax every night and I can't work overtime most of the time. Also, no matter how much I want to push it and go 100 miles/hour, I need to wind down regularly even when I feel like I could speed things up.

[@KhurtyRamudu]

I totally relate as a fellow HSP!

[@emmairwin581]

One of the biggest things that helped me get over my fear of speaking to people was working retail, even volunteering in a charity shop can really make talking to strangers feel so natural (I think it helps that you feel like you're doing good!) Now I'm the friend people rely on to ask the awkward questions, or to order for the table! I know it's not a step everyone can work up the courage to take because the fear can be so debilitating, but it was honestly the best thing I ever did to fully cure my shyness.

[@xCiaraLouisexx]

Yes completely relate to driving anxiety! Even after passing first time I was still an anxious driver, my therapist said which part of it are you nervous about? I said joining a slip road and driving somewhere I don’t know. How long will that be? 15 minutes maybe? So you’re anticipating anxiety of a whole journey when it’s only a small part. Reframing is so important!

[@nick6403]

Same! I found your comment really helpful 😊 I'm currently trying to get over my driving anxiety so I will keep this in mind 👍🙏

[@KhurtyRamudu]

Wow, that’s super helpful indeed. But those 15 minutes feel like they’ll never end.

[@AYUnyc]

For me what’s helped is lowering my expectations. Fine I won’t get an A in this class but I will settle for a B. Fine I may not get this prestigious internship but I can find AN internship. I find a lot of my anxiety to be surrounded by school. But realizing that so much of my expectations comes from not even my parents but from ME, shows me that I don’t even *need* to be doing everything, as u mentioned.

[@SamuelHill-qt4zx]

I had pretty bad anxiety for basically my whole life. I relate a lot to the idea that I was scared of the world. I think when speaking to people, it was clear that I had quite a bit of anxiety because I didn't sound "healthy". I love how healthy you sound - you sound comfortable in yourself and that is really the key to happiness. What doesn't kill you really does make you stronger !

[@theadventuresofvic]

I remember when i first started coping with my anxiety at 16, i couldnt think of one thing i was grateful for and now at 25 i happy cry at the magical accident that is every relationship and opportunity in my life 💌 time and energy does heal. i loved this video so much!!!

[@TheMoncelina]

My doctor told me something that changed my perspective on anxiety so much: what if anxiety is a feeling that pushes you to fight for yourself now? I wasn’t able to do it as a kid, so now, after living with anxiety my whole life like you and not realizing it, now anxiety is giving me a chance to fight. It is not in a way I would prefer, but the mind doesn’t do things like we would like it to. That is why I now try to listen, instead of trying to get rid of it, because anxiety is not a bad guy, it makes us fight for ourselves and actually I find that beautiful.

[@SuzeDijkstra]

I love that! like a protector, but it protects too much that it is too much :P so we have to calm it down, by befriending it :)

[@JK-lc1vj]

Great tips. I read recently that it can help to allocate 15 minutes of your day to allow yourself to worry. It makes it easier to break the cycle of worrying. I just tried it last week I and wrote down everything I was worried about. I noticed that I am a lot more aware when I start worrying during the day and it is easier letting it go.

[@chihuahuaapologist]

Theoretically I know I'm not alone in being an anxious person but having watched this video and reading all these comments feels so lovely and validating. I'm very much the type to be in my head about myself all the time and seeing I'm not the only one feels so reassuring and makes me feel less lonely. I thank you all for your own advice given along with Lucy's. I cannot wait to try and implement these within my life

[@Alice-jq6rd]

this was so lovely! anxiety is so isolating. it's really heartening to be reminded that there are lots of people pushing through the same feelings.

[@ladybugd0ts]

this! we are never truly alone with our feelings and worries 🫂🌻

[@katythompson928]

i think this is one of the only videos i've ever commented on youtube, these are some really grounding things to hear, especially as someone who also has anxiety with emetophobia. thank you to you and the comments for helping me feel less alone !

[@zoeziebee]

I do the ‘three good things at night’ list as well and I found it’s the thing that’s made the biggest difference for me, and it’s so simple!

[@klaudiazav]

My best breakthrough in therapy, highly rated to fearing the death of a loved one or generally predicting the worst possible outcome and having very a black and white though process is that I have realised that what I think the future is pure fiction And by that I mean, the future isn't here yet so I am only imagining what could happen but like really I have no idea? So I might as well imagine the best possible outcome where everything goes perfect because until future becomes the present it doesn't exist, and more often than not things that we predict that will happen in this fake concept of time known as the future don't even happen so I am simply letting my imagination get the best of me, when truly no one knows what will happen in the future as it's not real yet The future is not real so therefore it cannot hurt you until and IF it becomes the present Which likely it never will happen because things are rarely the worst or best case scenario, life is usually somewhere in the middle and it's never something we can actually predict. So you're wasting time being stressed about something that likely won't even happen or if it does you're feeling bad about the situation twice instead of once

[@alenemarie1726]

It’s so annoying how the small things really do help with anxiety. My anxiety has had periods where it’s just something I can’t control at all, when my dad passed my grief was so all encompassing that my anxiety was so high I could barely function. And the only thing that truly helped was time. Sometimes it’s time that helps, and sometimes it’s doing all the little things

[@KhurtyRamudu]

So true. Right now I’m in the thick of parenting a toddler and my anxiety is roaring loud. But I also feel in this case it’s situational and in time it will pass.

[@meaghanr7175]

I'm just coming across your videos and at the perfect time... Embracing sobriety and trying to become more conscious with my anxiety 😊 Thank you for the great content!

[@mikhael8151]

Thank you for actually providing examples of how you changed your mindset. I feel like a lot of people will give this advice without giving direction or advice on how to actually get it done, so I never do it because I don't know where to start. Thank you for making this video!

[@DF9392]

I have GAD and I’ve had emetophobia pretty much my entire life, ever since I had a horrific illness when I was 3 years old and had to go to the urgent care facility. I never knew how many people also struggled with it until more recently, and it’s crazy to me how many of us GAD people also have emetophobia AND anxiety about taking medication. I just never knew about this overlap and always felt like I was unique/the only person who struggled with these things. It’s nice knowing that this is actually somewhat common. Not because I wish others to experience this, but because knowing that they do makes me feel slightly less like an anomaly. Anyway, thank you for sharing your story and tips about things that have helped you ♥️

[@whitneylaurenjones]

I can’t tell you how much I needed this video. Thank you. I’ve recently been trying to conquer my OCD and it’s nightmare at night because I have a lot of nighttime compulsions. I’ve really worked hard this past week on not doing compulsions and my anxiety has took over with sleep and has kept me awake for four nights and I’ve only started managing to sleep again. I find all these tips so helpful with anxiety. CBT really helped with my OCD ❤

[@omx3x]

I discovered through my psychotherapy sessions that my anxiety is a result of childhood trauma. Simply knowing the root of my anxiety is slowly helping me to cope with it better.

[@KhurtyRamudu]

Same! Basically childhood trauma teaches you that the world is an unsafe place and that we need to be vigilant at all times, hence the anxiety. It is in fact our body doing its best to protect us, but it’s now protecting us even when we’re now safe, which is why it’s problematic. But I learned through the Therapy in a Nutshell channel that we can teach our body to stop being so vigilant just like our body learned to be on alert at all times.

[@smokeparty]

This has really helped, thank you! My anxiety has made me create a lot of self limiting behaviours for myself and whenever I notice one of these patterns I look at what a future of continuing those behaviours would look like vs if I made a different choice. I've started creating the habit of making the different choice as much as I can.

[@pr1ncesspeachy]

i can see how these would be helpful for rumination/overthinking/mental anxiety, but what about anxiety that is purely physical? like i feel happy and good, but my body is extremely anxious and i have horrible physical symptoms like dizziness, nausea, vertigo, heart palpitations etc for absolutely no reason, all day every day. i couldn’t even sit in a park like you and drink a drink without feeling physical anxiety, even if mentally i feel fine. i feel like no one really talks about that type of anxiety.

[@honeylovessun]

Same here… if u find something that helps, please let me know

[@leobrekell5099]

I have found breathing exercises to be extremely helpful in reducing physical anxiety. Practicing diaphragmatic breathing, i.e. slow, deep breathing through the nose, throughout the day is something I would definitely recommend.

[@MillyCope]

I have experienced exactly this what you are mentioning- physical anxiety even when the mental anxiety isn’t there & although still on going with that. I found that swimming has really helped as a exercise (also it’s a challenge going there and raises my anxiety initially / being around people / fear of embarrassment etc , but I go when I feel most anxious which feels like a accomplishment when I’ve even just got there) leaving the house and doing exercise for 25 minutes really has benefits long term I go to a outside pool so also there is a aspect of cold therapy when you get out ! . I feel much better when I leave the pool as to when I arrive. Moving your body and getting ur heart rate up on your own terms does a lot of good and leaving the house challenges the inner anxieties that can be causing the pent up stress. I also tried microdosing shrooms last year and this was a really amazing experience for me in terms of anxiety. But different things work for different people. I think when we have that physical sensation it can mean something hasn’t been quite dealt with yet and anxiety can stay stuck in a response and I think it’s about finding ways to dispel that physically moving & even going on walks everyday & eventually with time things get better. Time with nature and slowing down as well. If you have heart palpitations in morning someone told me the best thing to do is to get up and do star jumps straight away - or go for a morning walk. To get rid of that fight or flight response your body is holding onto. Andrew Huberman has some amazing protocols for anxiety / depression etc which has focus on physical feeling backed by science! Might be off interest to you. Sending love & it will get better I promise. Ive battled anxiety most of my life and am at a much better place than before. Some points being unable to leave the house without severe vertigo / panic attacks out of nowhere. Things Do get better. Sometimes these feelings are a sign we need to change up things a bit even small things in our routine to assist self soothing & tell our nervous system it’s okay to relax again. All the best x

[@MillyCope]

Also , I think when something is SO physical the feeling of being anxious is so tricky that doing breathing exercises can help but also for some people it places the focus back on the body which can create a hyperawareness to physical sensation. When I was super anxious I found meditation etc only made me feel more disconnected from reality and more dissociated but when I wasn’t as anxious it has helped. It’s about finding what works for you but I really think moving your body is important, also can be yoga as that includes breathing as well as stretching which has really help

[@catie7466]

i experience this too since i have pretty severe generalized anxiety disorder and have had it since early childhood. sometimes i feel like im doing everything i possibly can but nothing is helping the physical symptoms. i even developed an autoimmune disease from how much stress/anxiety i was feeling. nothing makes it fully go away but things that sometimes help are yoga (yoga with adriene on youtube is my favorite), CBD, playing musical instruments, and hiking. the problem is i don't always have the time or energy or motivation for those things but they do help when im able to do them.

[@happygosarah]

Lucy. I dont usually leave comments on videos. But this video is really GOOD. I think you should start a podcast -would be good to listen to your content!🥹

[@thedaintyepiphany]

Do you read her substack? She publishes some voice notes/podcast style there sometimes and they’re fantastic. Could hear for hours 😊

[@lucymoon]

@@thedaintyepiphany♥️♥️

[@macerly]

OBSESSED with your videos recently!! There's just something w your editing, your storytelling AHH LOVE!!

[@lucymoon]

That’s an incredible compliment coming from you Maddie!! Thank you ✨♥️

[@rachel8621]

bookmarking this video for future me. my material circumstances are horrible right now (private renter in the UK problems iykyk) so my mental health has gone to survival mode and long term healing has had to take a back seat. it makes me angry - and I suspect you’re on the same page Lucy - that government policy in the UK and most of the west doesn’t take into account the mental and physical health damage that the housing crisis creates. it feels nearly impossible to get to a good mental health place when my landlord can up end my whole life at 2 months’ notice and the council won’t help because they’re totally overwhelmed. you’ve been a down to earth influencer in recognising the financial stability your career affords you (we appreciate it ❤) - I just wish we could all have that level of stability.

[@lucymoon]

Ugh renting caused me unbelievable stress, I really feel for you. Sending loads of love, I hope you find a resolution soon x

[@allyson--]

Yes. Yes. Yes. .... HELP

[@Bronwen-c3v]

I used to watch you years ago and recently you popped into my recommendations. Im so happy and proud of how much you've grown as a person.

[@shahnazparvin5055]

People think anxious people are weird. Sometimes they even mock. What they don't understand that it's not in our hand to control our nervous behavior. If a little bit love and support were to be shown towards anxious people, we wouldn't have suffered this much. Nonetheless we need to take care of our emotions even if others don't care. I have underlying anxiety for years but I was diagnosed couple years back. When took the medications and listened to my doctors suggestions it helped for a while but now it's coming back again. Stronger than ever before. I hope i can get out of this monster inside of me. Sending everyone love and healing ❤

[@lucymolloy4341]

I’m nv told I’m weird?

[@katarinakidd9450]

This was such a lovely video filled with such great advice. Especially agree and can relate to the "you can handle things for 12 hours (or a few days) that would horrify you for a lifetime."

[@Alicia-zf3nq]

I've been struggling with GAD for years and it's really reassuring to see that you've had similar issues and managed to overcome them. I'm currently in the process of trying to rephrase my "I have to" thoughts and it's helping me feel a lot calmer now that I realise a lot of my anxiety comes from my own high expectations. It makes it so much easier to be kind to myself when I remember there's nothing I have to do but take care of myself

[@VeganOfJoy]

I’ve struggled with GAD for my whole life too and the having a list of movies and foods that helps me relax is a good idea that for some reason I didn’t think of. Thank you ❤

[@anitakatsarska65]

Thank you for addressing the moments that are, indeed, that deep and maybe more serious and anxiety-inducing! It's very difficult to heal from irrational anxiety when you think about moments that would make anybody anxious. This video in general was amazing and so soothing! Thank you!

[@MadisonJones]

this was SOOO lovely to watch & came at a much needed time for me! thank you for sharing these tips

[@lucymoon]

You are definitely not unfixable ♥️

[@MadisonJones]

@@lucymoon 🤍🤎🖤💚

[@elliotmccammack6201]

Been dealing with heightened anxiety for the past week or so. Thanks for the reminders of things to do to help myself. Really enjoyed this chill type of content from you.

[@Alnpaint]

I just want to let you know this is the first video of yours I have seen.....and you have made me feel so comfortable which I don't often say. The tone of your voice is so relaxing and your video doesn't feel pressuring in any way. I appreciate you.

[@nathaliedrinkstea]

Your video is so incredibly valuable. I paused after nine minutes to restart and take notes. A lot of it, I already learned through therapy or I have read in books, but you really have to implement these things in your life and practice them. Writing down helps, I think. Thank you for this 💛

[@denicev5740]

i am so proud of you. you really helped me get through my social anxiety through undergrad all the way back starting in 2016. i struggled to even watch videos of people "talking" to me - really shows how dysregulated i was and my growth as i look forward to these videos from my faves :) lucy would can't express how helpful it was to hear your soothing and grounding voice. thank you so much for your time and energy in making this video! all tips applied to me and some new ones that i don't practice will be lovely to add to my self care toolkit :)

[@caitlinwonder1]

I’ve been watching your videos since around 2015, and I’ve been loving your recent content and it’s amazing how far you’ve come with your sober journey and mental health journey. It’s really inspiring! I have GAD but haven’t been diagnosed and I’ve always found it difficult to find the money for therapy, but it’s good to hear things like exposure therapy and gratitude can help a lot. It’s so funny to hear you say about the coffee thing, because at uni I was drinking a huge coffee every morning and wondering why I was so high energy and anxious aha. Thank you for making this video it’s really nice to hear someone else talk about their struggle with it, makes me feel less alone/insane for sure lol.

[@steveharvey7343]

Finding this at a time in my life in my early 20s where my anxiety is at its highest. I’ve been trying to keep busy/focusing on the positive/things that keep me going instead of dwelling on it. It’s so hard. But a lot of it has to do with letting go and letting yourself accept a possibility of it happening. I’m struggling with emetophobia rn and I feel like such a coward but I’m so relieved to know so many ppl have experienced the same thing. I’m also just now getting my license after years of driving anxiety. Thank u for the tips! Been looking for ways to change my mindset

[@Lito.Martin]

It's funny watching a video about dealing with anxiety from Lucy because I've always watched Lucy's videos to calm my anxiety :)

[@lucymoon]

🤍🤍

[@shivaray367]

It’s shocking how Women’s Magic Truths on Borlest isn’t being discussed. The book is full of life-changing insights, yet no one seems to notice. Time to break the trance and read it yourself!

[@anonymouslyme8696]

Where to get it?

[@jackandjill3607]

Someone discussing some important topic - nahh let's promote this shitty book. This is consistently a pattern I've observed from a couple of weeks. Like wtf.

[@liviebell10]

Just watched this in the middle of a very anxious day and feel so much better. Thank you x

[@kawaiicatprince]

7:53-8:15 I needed to hear this so bad thank you ❤❤❤

[@SnugglySepticEye]

Thank you so much for this! I've struggled for so long and my meds help but I just want a better relationship with it because it is just trying to help! Seeing Anxiety in Inside Out 2 realllly helped! 🧡

[@holycrocs3670]

7:58 it really is like sim city! we need to stop taking ourselves too seriously all the time hahaha

[@EmilyHummingbird]

Thank you so much for sharing your anxiety story and techniques. I have always had social anxiety and it's an everyday fight. It's gotten better, I've really had to work on it. But anxiety suckssss.

[@Dragonfruits_]

Personally I needed to stop focusing on myself too much. Love and compassion helped with that. May seem silly but having dogs forced me out of my comfort zone and start a journey towards self improvement but I still had a lot to work on. I started prioritizing the basics like sleep, physical health, diet and taking breaks when things get too overwhelming then work my way from there.

[@lizwilliams2097]

What helps me is exercise: I sleep a lot better when I went on a run at some point during the day! getting some sun or just some light first thing in the morning Leaving some space during the day to let my thoughts run wild. We are always stimulated by something (phone work music movies etc) but leaving some space helps our brains to process thoughts. Writing down thoughts also helps!

[@annabellex3559]

The timing of this is perfect for where I'm at this week, thank you so much Lucy! xx

[@upasanaarora0212]

I have been struggling with anxiety severely lately. I plan to start with gratitude, my mind is exhausted I hope it works a lil bit at least :)

[@nirimi]

this was a lovely video Lucy. a lot of the videos like this that people post feel kind of bullshitty but this was really on the money for me. it felt so realistic and achievable while still making steps to progress. thank you :)

[@lpm619]

aww what a precious video, I'm glad your anxiety has become more manageable 🌞 think I'll finally get around to the gratitude journal after years of avoiding it lol

[@emersonrae905]

great thoughts, Lucy!

[@risa5086]

thanks for this video, it was really helpful. i have the same diagnosis as you and i just recently started to go to a therapy, a few months ago. i haven't noticed any changes yet so your video is helpful for me. i am gonna try to stick to your advices

[@steph4037]

you released this at the perfect time for me ❤ I really need this advice atm.

[@rando9820]

thank you so much for this

[@alexischase8388]

This was a lovely chat at my favorite spot in London! 🥰 all of the things you mentioned have helped me as well, and I appreciated being reminded of some really helpful mindsets to shift toward during challenging moments (or during any moment)! 💕

[@wandguardnoodle]

I think i might have to try the gratitude thing. I am currently trying to find the right medication for me but in the mean time every new medication i try actually increases my anxiety (since it's a common initial side effect).

[@compucorder64]

That was a very helpful video, thank you very much. Forest Therapy is another helpful thing. I used to live about a mile from a big old woods. Walking around that for an hour would always bring anxiety down. Another one, which is where EMDR therapy orginated from, is just sitting outside and watching closely as the branches and leaves of a tree or plant sway in the breeze. Pets can also be helpful. We have a labradoodle that seems to be particularly sensitive to anxiety, and will come to a person when anxious. Interacting with them, the tactile feeling of their fur on hands or especially feet really helps. As well as Headspace, ASMR helps some people. And music too. Especially on headphones. Whether it's very still ambient (Taylor Deupree - Stil. is one that works for me, also William Basinski - Disintegration Loops & Water Music II), or even old Jazz like Ella Fitzgerald helps a lot, and reminds me of my mother.

[@phoebestanway]

EFT tapping is a lifesaver!!

[@kaylamccutcheon8450]

This was so helpful! ❤ WOW I work in the mental health space, and I feel like I learned so many amazing new things from you. Going to start integrating some of these today ❤

[@vivi-ws9yl]

15:48 I was sitting there the entire time trying to figure out if that's a tattoo, a bunch of grass or both lmao at one point I didn't even listen anymore cause I was so invested in the grass

[@kalifusch]

I've been watching your videos for so long (a fellow Lucy, albeit a Leo rather than a Pisces lol) and I wonder if your anxiety journey is one reason, even if I didn't totally realize it, that I've always vibed with your content - a sort of parasocial internet big sister, if that's not weird lol. We have pretty different lives - I'm in suburban America, and a few years younger than you - but I resonate a lot with your particulars of anxiety, especially the emetophobia and social anxiety. We love therapy (literally going there in half an hour, bless therapy), and all the things you speak to have been top discussion points recently. Yes to meds - I used to be terrified about it too, then figured out one that seems to work when I need it, has minimal drawbacks, and it's amazing. I've really appreciated your candor with your sobriety too, even though it's not a challenge I deal with, because it's a reminder that any journey through recovery or change is bumpy, yet often improves in the long term. Thank you for sharing a slice of your life, looking forward to the next one!

[@eldritchm3ow]

Thank you for this :) very helpful advice. As a fellow emetophobe it always feels nice to know other people understand how brutal this phobia can be 😅

[@neurodivergentdawn]

Lucy have you looked into ADHD? You said years ago your sister was diagnosed with it. When I was diagnosed with ADHD last year it changed my life. It turns out I have had predominantly ADHD more so than anxiety.

[@wanderinginwildwales]

At the age of 46 I've just discovered I'm autistic. It explains so much of my life long anxiety. Definitely worth looking into and has helped me enormously

[@Sososoup.99]

thanks for this! working on my own path and this helped give me much food for thought 🙏🏻🙏🏻💖💖

[@maida9387]

thank you for making this video! i really appreciate the tips and am going to try implementing them into my days

[@adrenalinjunkie9682]

I've been loving your content recently Lucy 😊

[@Bellasbookshelf]

Have you heard of the Thrive programme? I have struggled with anxiety and emetophobia my whole life and have found it to be the most helpful thing I have ever tried.

[@gretalovesearth]

thank you, this was so helpful!

[@doublebee_]

10 seconds in and I feel heard. Thank you so much for this video ! ❤❤❤

[@TonyMaynard-SD]

ive been looking for exactly this advice. thank you for sharing

[@aleksk6756]

Magnesium supplements👌🏼In case someone is reading this and might actually suffer with anxiety due to magnesium deficiency - try supplementing with high absorbing magnesium. Got rid of morning anxiety as soon as I started supplementing 🙏

[@akika1603]

Which form of magnesium do you take?

[@FranklovesBunnies]

This too shall pass thank you ❤

[@claire7398]

This was a great video Lucy! Thank you for sharing. All really helpful and small practical tips that feel manageable to try out. Just what I needed today x

[@kingfire..849]

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[@dddeerrr]

thank you SO much for this video Lucy !!! it has so many good techniques and it will help me for sure !!

[@beckydoesbeauty06]

this video is so lovely and your words are so insightful but also you look beautiful just wanted to say that :)

[@EileenViloria]

What a lovely video tysm 😭💗

[@annikaa.3854]

This was great, thank you Lucy!

[@jasper1869]

thank you for making such an insightful and helpful video!!

[@emmab3342]

Cat Marina hive, rise UP. I love that headspace audio. I no longer pay for head space so my replacement has been the podcast “nothing much happens” and I listen to the episodes that feature marmalade the cat

[@annatillander1015]

Thank you so much for this!❤

[@MilaAras]

this video is so good! thank you for sharing such great tips 🫶🏻

[@traceyclaver6076]

Thank you

[@militsa4220]

woah the video arrived just at the right time, thank you 🌞

[@honeybird11]

Have you always lived in a walkable city? I find living in America in an isolated suburb and having to drive everywhere really wrecks my anxiety and makes me struggle with getting out of the house which makes my anxiety worse lol. I really want to move when I’m more financially stable.

[@Anna0x]

Really enjoyed this! Thank you ❤

[@serinat2181]

Thank you for this, I really needed it

[@WiWillemijn]

It's so nice to overcome it. For me it was a book that did it: 'at last a life' by Paul David

[@00000materialization]

Oh my god. It is like you are talking about me. I was diagnosed and treated for depression and anxiety when i was 20. cut down my drinking that hard helped me with social situations. i am 36 now and 4 years ago was diagnosed with ADHD and Autism. That caught me cold but makes so much sense to me now. I never felt like i was depressed in the first place, rather as a result. But over the years i also had good therapy and learned so many tools and found strategies myself ❤

[@lifeofpandora8056]

loved this vid, thank you Lucy

[@ruebennomura9143]

Good morning from Hawaii that was a good video on how to conquered on my anxiety I am proud of you

[@raccoonsnacks]

Really enjoyed this video Lucy! You mentioned the tapping exercises, can you share the links please? I don't see them in the description

[@lucymoon]

Hey! I think I linked them at 12:30 in the video but I could be wrong, let me know if they pop up for you in the cards? I’ll add them in the description when I’m at my laptop tomorrow x