Things that can help you overcome anxiety

There's no way to 'fix' anxiety. If you suffer from it, it stays with you in some shape or form long-term. But that doesn't mean there aren't ways to manage it; methods that serve to calm you down and give you back the control you so desperately need.

And there are different things that work for different people when it comes to overcoming anxiety, as these women shared with us:

1. Running. 'In October, I started running and I can't quite quantify the good it has done. Anxiety makes you second guess everything you do to the point that you feel like you are, in fact, not very good at anything. No good at your job, at being a girlfriend, at running...'

'Watching my body learn how to run, my fitness improve and my ability to commit to a strict training plan made me realise that I was actually alright at something, I was doing this well. The endorphins, fresh air and being just with yourself for a few hours a week only aided this. Continue reading.

Originally posted on Prima.

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