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Old 01-29-2013, 04:20 PM
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Anxiety, when I am alone, hits me like a freight train, so I need some suggestions. How do you deal?
In brief, my big three are:

Mindfulness meditation and mindfulness practice. By practice I refer to day to day (or minute to minute) where I introspectively acknowledge feelings of anxiety in a non-judgmental fashion.

Yoga. I'm just a beginner but find it helpful.

Massage therapy. I go at least once a month.
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