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Page 24 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com 19. Cuddle a baby or a pet. 20. If a mistake you've made is bothering you, make an ac on plan for how you won't repeat it in the future. Write three brief bullet points and add reminders in your Smart Phone. 21. Ask yourself if you're jumping to conclusions? For example, if you're worried someone is very annoyed with you, do you know for sure this is the case or are you jumping to conclusions? 22. Ask yourself if you're catastrophizing, i.e., thinking that something would be a disaster, when it might be unpleasant but not necessarily a disaster. 23. Forgive yourself for not handing a situa on in an ideal way, including interpersonal situa ons. What's the best thing you can do to move forward in a posi ve way now? 24. If someone else's behavior has triggered anxiety for you, try accep ng that you may never know the complete reason and background behind the person's behavior. 25. Recognize if your anxiety is being caused by someone sugges ng a change or change of plans. If able to remove that person from your life at least temporarily or even permanently. 26. Understand if you tend to react to changes or unexpected events as if they are threats. 27. Accept that there is a gap between your real self and your ideal self. (This is the case for pre y much everybody.) 28. Ques on your social comparisons. For example, is comparing yourself only to the most successful or beau ful person you know very fair or representa ve? 29. Think about what's going right in your life. Thinking about the posi ve doesn't always work when you're anxious, but it can do if anxiety has caused your thinking to become lopsided and you're not seeing the big picture. 30. Scratch something off your to-do list for the day, either by ge ng it done or just deciding not to do that task today. 31. Ask a friend or colleague to tell you about something they've felt nervous about in the past, and to tell you what happened. 32. Do a task 25% more slowly than usual. Allow yourself to savor not rushing. 33. Take me to pray. 34. Try gentle distrac on; find something you want to pay a en on to. The key to successful use of distrac on when you're anxious is to be pa ent with yourself if you find you're s ll ge ng some thought intrusions about the anxiety- provoking topic. 35. Go to a Yoga or a Pilates class, or do a couple of yoga or Pilates poses in the comfort of your home or office. 36. Get a second opinion from someone you trust. Aim to get their real opinion rather than just reassurance seeking. 37. Allow yourself to do things you enjoy or that don't stress you out, while you're wai ng for your anxious feelings to naturally calm down. 38. Go for a run or to the gym for a workout. 39. Find something on YouTube that makes you laugh out loud. Try "DryBarComedy" on YouTube. 40. Lightly run one or two fingers over your lips. This will s mulate the parasympathe c fibers in your lips and you'll feel calmer. 41. Look back on the anxiety-provoking situa on you're in from a me point in the future, e.g., six months from now. Does the problem seem smaller when you view it from further away?