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Originally Posted by Mari
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These are the ones that make my laugh because they are the absolute worst things to say to me:
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1. “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”
2. “Calm down.”
4. “Everything is going to be fine.”
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There is probably nothing anyone can SAY to be to help with anxiety --especially when I am the middle of what feels like an anxiety crisis. Something like this is close to being helpful:
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According to Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, your words don’t have to be your most powerful method -- offering to do something with them may be the best way to help alleviate their symptoms. Humphreys says activities like meditation, going for a walk or working out are all positive ways to help.
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One time after I had already started calming down and he saw me, work buddy suggested I get some water. I thought it was a stupid suggestion but I did it anyway because I knew he was trying to help.
M