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1. Make sure you are not deficient in minerals such as magnesium and potassium. Most people on regular diets do not get the recommended amount of magnesium, which results in a variety of symptoms, including anxiety. If this is the case for you, whatever you try is simply not going to cure your anxiety except from increasing your magnesium/potassium intake.
2. Ditch the caffeine! Caffeine, chocolate and sugar are proven to increase your level of anxiety. It can also make you fidgety and decrease your ability to get to sleep. Sleeping is proven to help decrease stress and anxiety
3. Meditate. It's hard at first to be focused on only one thing- your breath-but it is very calming and healthy! Count your breath inhaling one thousand one, one thousand two... then exhaling one thousand one, one thousand two one thousand three, one thousand four, then repeat until your body starts to tingle. Your body will feel like this because it isn't used to so much blood passing through the veins at one time, but don't worry, this is a good thing. Many cultures see meditation as a key for their health.
4. Build up your self esteem. Many people who are stressed and anxious have low self esteem! If this is you, get a pen and paper and write down everything that you like about yourself. Maybe you're smart, or athletic, or pretty. The good news is, many people with anxiety and stress are very intelligent, analytical and creative. The bad news is they use those good qualities and turn them into "what if (insert something bad here)" or they make things a bigger deal than they really were, or they demand nothing less than perfection from themselves. Obviously, no one is perfect, so they let themselves down. Start thinking positively about yourself, and expect less from what you do! That may not be what you want to hear, but you dont have to be a perfectionist!
5. Choose a sounding board. If you need to vent ask your spouse, friend, or therapist for advice and tell them how you feel. Sometimes just putting your feelings into words can take a lot of stress away! If you don't feel like you can talk to someone about this, write it down on paper, whatever comes to your head, then come back an hour later and read it, you'll be surprised at how much you can learn about yourself this way.
6. Exercise. By exercising you increase your heart rate and in turn pumps blood faster around the body. This requires more oxygen which in turn work the lungs. Your entire cardio vascular system improves. The side effect of this is a slowly reducing blood pressure which is essential for dealing with stress and anxiety. If the idea of relaxing - rather than strenous - exercise appeals to you better consider trying yoga, Tai Chi, or Tae Bo! These increase both your physical and mental well being, and they are a lot of fun. Breathing exercises are also worth considering as they can greatly help reduce anxiety symptoms.
7. Treat yourself. When is the last time you did something for yourself? Go to the mall, or play tennis, go to the beach, or the spa, play poker or go to a club; whatever makes you happy, you deserve to be happy too! Stop worrying about everything else and start thinking about you, because you are the only one who can manage your stress and anxiety.

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