4 Fun ways to distract from anxiety.

1.) DIY (do it yourself)

Improve your home or garden by giving it a makeover. You can distract yourself from anxiety by engaging in this fun project or fix something broken. Occupying your time and focusing will silence your anxious thoughts.

2.) Painting or sketching

Painting or sketching are fun ways to distract yourself from anxiety. Pick up a paint brush or a pencil. You might even extend that to trying to record the emotion you’re feeling. It’s a great way to exorcize the present anxiety from inside you.

3.) Learn a new skill

Learning a new skill is one of the 4 ways to distract from anxiety. Why not invest in a Rubik’s cube and learn to solve that puzzle? Move your mind away from negative thoughts to areas of the brain that require you to coordinate your motor skills. This is an effective way to distract yourself and stop anxiety in its tracks.

4.) Humor and laughter

Humor and laughter are one of the 4 fun ways to distract from anxiety. Laughter has short term benefits. When you start to laugh, it doesn’t just lighten your load mentally, it actually produces positive physical changes in your body. Laughter can:

Stimulate many organs – laughter increases your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs, and muscles. It increases feel good endorphins that releases from the brain.

Activate and relieve your support response – a really good laugh starts up and then cools down your stress response and can increase and then decrease your heart rate and blood pressure. This produces a good relaxing feeling.

Laughter soothes tension – Laughter can also stimulate circulation and aid muscle relaxation, both of which can help rejoice some of the physical symptoms of anxiety and stress.