Learn Some Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an excellent practice that has been proven to reduce stress levels. The best part is that you don’t need to visit the therapist to get these benefits. CBT focuses on reversing negative self-talk and limiting beliefs by teaching you how to tackle the underlying issues.
In other words, you pinpoint the source of your anxiety, reorganize your thoughts and priorities, and then you work to change how you react to certain outcomes and triggers.
Here is an example of how cognitive behavioral therapy works: you may have had an overall good day but something happened on the way home, such as someone nearly getting into a car accident with you. Your anxiety will automatically try to convince you that because of that one mishap, you had a terrible day. Instead of going along with this persuasive negativity, CBT teaches you how to remain calm and tell yourself that you made it out of the incident okay, and therefore, you are still having a good day.
It is all a matter of perspective. You will need to be consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy for a while for the practice to work, but it is worthwhile.
