Re:Ask HN: Anyone else in constant anxiety and how do you cope?
by mapcars on Sunday November 24, 2019 @08:19AM
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>- drop coffee and sigarettes, reduce alcool, eat more vegetables and fruit; it's weird
Why is it weird? You know in medieval Europe taking a bath was weird, two centuries ago having tuberculosis was fashionable. What is more important - fashion of times or your unique life? You must make up your mind.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone else in constant anxiety and how do you cope?
by riffraff on Sunday November 24, 2019 @09:58AM
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sorry, I was referring to the last part, as coffee, cigarettes and alcohol have clear effects on the mind, while zucchini do not.
I only mentioned it may seems weird because generally one expects eating fruits and vegetables to help with some generic "physical well being" but doesn't think of them being useful for psychological health too.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone else in constant anxiety and how do you cope?
by mapcars on Monday November 25, 2019 @04:00AM
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I would like to say something about this "because generally one expects". See this is your life right here and now and soon it will be over. If your concern about fundamental aspects like food is only "general" - this means you still not realized how important they are.
In other words instead of marking things "weird", "general" etc one should try for themselves and see what works for real. It does require some courage and intelligence but hey, it's your life what is this about.
Then, some things that were helpful for me, and may be helpful for you, ymmv:
- check your health: maybe you suffer from physical issues, such as high blood pressure, and you can help it with pills, which will help with anxiety.
- drop coffee and sigarettes, reduce alcool, eat more vegetables and fruit; it's weird, but it helps.
- physical activity; I spend 1-2 hours every morning a day walking (or running), it's good for both body and mind.
- daily meditation; get a test account on headspace, try it for a week.
- face anxiety-inducing things ASAP; E.g. if you are stressed cause you wrote shitty code, just tell your boss/colleagues immediately; if you fucked up something with your partner, tell them etc. Once bad things happened, you will stop worrying about what might happen.
- "hedge" your anxiety-inducing problems; if you are worried about your family surviving without you, set up life insurance. If you feel incompetente and unable to find another job, spend some time studying something new, and try applying for another position, even if you don't want to take it, you may be able to find something else, or learn what's missing.
Good luck, anxiety sucks.