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This ‘4-7-8’ mindfulness technique can help you control your thoughts and engage with the present when anxious.💚 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #ToHelpMyAnxiety

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brain feed3 years ago

Excellent article explaining how to cope with anxiety. Did you know, the '4-7-8' technique works by helping focus your awareness on your breaths & notice what it feels like to breathe in & out. This article further explains how this technique can help.

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Keith Fraser3 years ago

I don't necessarily want to have to "control my thoughts" like some kind of ideological robot. How about doing something about the problems which make people anxious instead of putting all the pressure on them to "fix" the symptoms?

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