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I'm no psychologist, but a good way to stop anxiety brain and ruminating is to interrupt the thought cycle. Meditation and mindfulness are good ways to do this by turning off the thoughts and resetting.
There are plenty of apps out there for this but a lot of them are paid. If you're just starting out or don't have financial resources, I highly recommend the 'first this' podcast by Kathryn Nicolai. At least in my podcast feed it's free and no ads, each ep is 10 mins of guided meditation. It helps my brain calm down and shut up.
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Gotta learn to turn that brain off, it takes some time to get there but once you do it helps. The 'first this' podcast it's a free 10 minute way to dip your toes in
Dec 22, 2024
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I have been in the most consistent meditation habit since getting the Calm app because it really takes a lot of the thinking out of it. HOWEVER, there are tons of free resources on youtube and guided meditations released as podcasts. I feel like a big thing for me has been having a good mix of actual meditation and activities that put me in to a sort of similar headspace. A big one for me is going on walks and bird watching. I also find it easiest anytime I can sort of restrict myself in a way (ie im in the bath tub, wearing an eye mask, laying under a weighted blanket) to help keep myself in it.
Mar 20, 2024
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If you haven’t meditated before, I suggest downloading the Headspace app. I assume they still have a free intro set that teaches the basics. You can use those techniques like controlling your breath or doing a body scan to try to calm your mind.
Also a psychiatrist told me somestudy showed that putting your phone on airplane mode at night helps. Don’t just put away to charge, put it in airplane mode so you know there’s nothing updating and no notifications you’re missing.
Good luck!
Sep 12, 2024
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If the voice in your head is being too mean ask it if it would talk to someone you love this way. My internal monologue can be a 💩 and this sometimes can help it be more constructive
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