Anxiety & Stress Busting
Calm anxious thoughts and feelings with these ground techniques and stress busting tools you can adapt to your needs.
Before exploring the Resource Hub…
- The following resources and strategies are here to support positive change and better wellbeing.
- There is no ‘one size fits all’. Please feel free to customise and tailor these resources to suit your personal needs.
- If you are struggling with your wellbeing or don’t know how to develop robust coping strategies, you can contact us.
Stress is your body’s reaction to a specific, often temporary, challenge, causing symptoms like irritability and fatigue. Anxiety is a more persistent feeling of worry and unease that can linger even without a clear trigger, sharing similar symptoms and sometimes developing from prolonged stress.
Anxiety fuels stress which creates more anxiety, causing a vicious cycle.
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Stress Busting Kit Resources:
Explore these resources to promote better stress relief. If you’re completely overwhelmed and need a hand, you can contact us.
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Elephant Breathing
Overview Elephant Breathing is an exercise to reduce anxiety levels and to make you feel relaxed anyone can try. Requirements You will want to be sitting down on a comfy sofa or bed in a quiet environment so you can take notice of your breathing. If you have a medical condition which affects your routine…
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1-2-3 Breathing
Overview 1-2-3 Breathing is a simple breathing exercise when you notice feeling overwhelmed or want to begin relaxation. Requirements If you have medical issues to do with breathing, ask a health professional if this breathing exercise is right for you. How to Find a comfy space to sit or lay down, preferably bring your hand…
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Taking Time Out
Overview Taking time out is what it says on the tin. You pull yourself out of a situation or environment for a brief moment to calm down, then return. If you struggle with self-regulating or sudden outbursts of emotion, this can be hopeful to bring yourself back down into more manageable ranges. Requirements It will…