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[nelliedee]

Anxiety tips are so helpful to someone when they are gripped with it. It would be so helpful if we had a fixed thread where we can list our own helpful tips to others.

[Lindilou]

What really works for me is a massage, particularly an Indian Head Massage which combines the neck and shoulders.

[zelda]

yoga has really helped me also listening to relaxing music cc's. also a nice walk in the fresh air helps.

[Lindilou]

Also what may be a good idea is finding the cause of the anxiety in the first place, unless it's just general.

[Lindilou]

Valerian.

[honorsmum]

Lots of things have helped me.

Mindfulness meditation.
Claire Weekes - "Self Help For Your Nerves".
Seeing an osteopath and reflexologist.
Lavender.
Epsom salt baths.
Magnesium citrate tablets.
Vitamin D3 tablets.
High dose vitamin C.
Vitamin B complex.
Trying to be in bed and asleep before 11pm.
Getting out for a walk with my dogs every day.

[BrightLight]

Hello Everyones Mum

Similar things to what others have posted:

Anxiety that has a cause - I have become better at problem solving and if I can't solve it, better at letting the worry go

Anxiety that is general and unrelated to events - belly breathing, I had to practise this but now I can calm myself down quicker.  Magnesium and have also tried Valerian in the past.

My biggest lesson with the general anxiety is to not take it personally.  There should be a public health warning that anxiety like this should not start to define you, it says nothing about who you are and doesn't need to be treated with thoughts of 'I need to do this or that', 'what's wrong with ME'. 

[CLKD]

Medications!

[Rhubarb]

I find it helps when I take the time to do my 30-minute yoga dvd. And I'm seriously considering starting acupuncture. My daughter has an appointment for acupuncture on Thursday so I'll see how hers goes. I would love to have the feeling of calm that I've read can come from acupuncture.

I've just got to say how surprised I was when I started reading this forum to find so many posts about anxiety. If only I had discovered this place sooner I would have understood my own feelings of anxiety that started nearly 4 years ago. What a relief it is to know I'm normal and not alone!

[CLKD]

Hormone upheaval = anxiety surges.  Because adrenaline is a hormone: and 1 interacts with others ……..

Yoga can help.  Anything though requires practice 

[jedigirl]

Guided meditation helps me every time, though i often fall asleep before the end!

[nelliedee]

Some fab tips and hopefully they will help someone at some point. It can be very lonely when your gripped with fear and the need for reassurance is fever pitch.
Walking helps me as it rids the body of adrenaline, its especially good for sleep and takes a few days to start seeing effects.
Belly breathing is another good thing
Bettes 321 exercise helps me when my brain goes ballistic and I feel it helped stop me become agrophobic. Its a sticky at the top of personal experiences
Clkd's tips on eating little and often keeping sugar levels stable
Ginger biscuits to help the sickness feel
Progressive muscle relaxation, done daily and helps get you to sleep.
I will add more as I remember them

[BrightLight]

Thank you for the direction to the 321 excercise, I have not heard of that before and will give it a try

[CLKD]

Listening to soft music - relaxing
When I am very depressed I put on very loud music  usually a violin concerto
A warm bubble bath, good book and cuppa helps
Warm feet, nice slippers - little things can ease the Soul 

[Dorothy]

I give myself a little talking to, reminding myself that these feelings are just a symptom of what my hormones are up to and there is really nothing to worry about...sounds daft, but I've found acknowledging to myself that the anxiety is not 'real' but just hormone induced and won't last forever helps.  Of course, if I am anxious about a real thing, it's not very helpful, but it does calm me down when I start getting that generalised panic about nothing.

"It's not me, it's the menopause"