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Everyone feels anxious at some stage in their life. Whether its before a CAT/SAC, public speaking, a dance performance or a football game. It's normal to feel a level of anxiety or worry. It's your body's way of alerting you to threats.
Some level of anxiety can be helpful, but it becomes concerning when worry/anxious thoughts start to impact on your day to day life... such as your sleep, concentration or friendships.
Anxiety can often manifest itself in physical symptoms such as butterflies in your stomach, sweating, nausea, light headed or shallow breathing.
How to manage my anxiety:
How to manage my anxiety:
Click image to access Beyond Blue's website on Anxiety
Click image to access Reachout's website on Quick Tips to manage anxiety.
Strategies to help with anxiety:
Strategies to help with anxiety:
Breathing exercises: Put your hands on your stomach and breath in through your nose for 3 seconds and out through your mouth for 3 seconds, focusing on your hands rising and falling with each breath in and out.
Listen to music: create a calming playlist on your phone so you can use it when you need to.
Keep a journal: writing down your thoughts can be a useful technique to get them out of your head.
Talk to someone you trust: Talk to someone in your A Team - let them know how you are feeling and what you are thinking.
Practice positive self talk: With any negative thought... turn it into a positive.
Have a look at the stress management page for more strategies or alternatively contact Student Wellbeing to seek some help.
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