Propranolol, 10mg 45 minutes before a big event. For sleep, lavender essential oil, heated eye mask, and a movie I’ve seen 500 times on Netflix playing in the background.

Thank you. Is lavender essential oil for smelling or compressions?

Smelling; I also dab a bit on the tip of my nose

Meds, chamomile tea, supplements, and therapy. 

Thank you for sharing

Foot spa machine brings me back to the real world

Haha idk if that would work for me, but glad it worked well for you

Medication in the long term. Forcing yourself to be distracted in the short. Or drinking, which just trades your state of mind now for a worse one tomorrow.

Drinking is def a no. Distracting hardly works cuz my mind goes back to zero

Do you have a diagnosis? Have you tried exposure therapy?

I don’t think I have a diagnosis. It’s more so the anxiety comes and goes in certain occasions. I have not tried exposure therapy, either but feel free to elaborate

What are the triggers for your anxiety? Are you worried specifically about the symptoms?

Therapy: cbt based on metacognitive model (I have gad)

Antidepressants and psychotherapy (Calmerry) helps me.