26 Ways to Get Quick Relief from Anxiety....

[TrustYourSoul]

Starting with the letter "A" out loud, work your way through the alphabet naming a city, state, or country that starts with the next letter.

"A"! Arizona!

"B"! Bombay!

"C"! Cincinnati!

X,Y, and Z are harder to come up with quickly, but you can do it! It is impossible to think about Anything else while doing this. It works with naming kinds of animals too! "Z"! Zebra! 🦓

[Blueruth]

use that to calm yourself down but also try asking yourself why you feel that way. Be curious. Feelings are valid. Don’t just bury them.

[TrustYourSoul in reply to Blueruth]

"Distraction" is a primary psychiatrist/psychologist coping and improvement practice for their patients.

[Blueruth in reply to TrustYourSoul]

I have heard that is the idea but it isn’t the only method. I posted a podcast on the subject last week. Check it out.

[TrustYourSoul in reply to Blueruth]

Of Course it's not the "only" method. I was merely offering a sound and proven suggestion. You couldn't just say, "Thanks for the good idea" and leave it at that??? You seem to need the "last word" on some posts. Feel free. Gee whiz.

[Blueruth in reply to TrustYourSoul]

wasn’t trying to insult you.

[Nothing_but_books]

Thanks.

I'll give it a shot. It's a bad day.

Anteater

Bison (not Buffalo)

Capybara (You never see these guys in a nature show unless they're about to get eaten.)

Dog (-gy in the Window; Okay, once and for all, how much is he?)

Elephant (They need their tusks more than we do. Plastic keys are just fine.)

Falcon

Grebe

Hawk (H is For)

I... (Does "Girl from Ipanema" count?)

Junco

Kiskadee (dee, dee, dee)

Loon (like the bin I'm doing my best to get into)

Moth (Buffalo Bill collected these guys)

Nightingale (as in Ode to)

Opossum (Is this the same guy as "Possum"? Does anybody know?

Penguin

Q... I got nothing. (If were were going for song titles, I'd have "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars")

Raccoon

Sea Horse (I miss you Daddy)

Tiger (tiger burning bright)

U... Nope.

Velociraptor (You didn't say if they could be extinct)

Worm (The Conqueror...)

X... Nada.

Yak

(on beyond) Zebra

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No Google cheat sheet. Just me, for better or worse. I did my best.

Nope. Didn't help. Just wasted a few minutes.

Thank you anyway.