I just play games to distract myself and fall asleep. I play tower defense or puzzle games like word search or those mystery games on playstore. Can't afford a therapist right now and this is the only way I know how to deal with it.
Vent journalinh and meditation (believe me it works, just sit with your eyes closed quietly, and feel grounded, humbled, think of you, the universe, how small we are, how huge the grand scheme is and feel empowered that your are the enlightened one, ik it sounds crazy but it has always worked for me)
Also try to name your emotions, like where is the anxiety coming from, what is the cause, the route, the trigger, you'll feel lighter when you name it. Humans tend to name what they fear and by naming it, it becomes less fearful.
Take deep breaths. Breathe through your nose and exhale through your mouth.
Usually you count to 10.
Take a few deep breaths: breathe in for 5 seconds, hold for 5, exhale for 5. Do this 5 times.
Then use the 5-4-3-2-1 method for grounding.
Look around you, name 5 things you can see. Name 4 things you’re touching.
Name 3 sounds you’re hearing.
Name 2 things you can smell, and finally,
name 1 thing you can taste.
Any advice on dealing with anxiety? Anything fast and temporary would help .... I'm having trouble le sleeping due to overthinking