From the experts: How to cope with anxiety
The professors and researchers who were interviewed for this article include Alan E. Stewart, a weather and climate psychology professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services; Ed Delgado-Romero, the associate dean for faculty and staff services and director of Clinica In La’Kech; Rebekah Ingram Estevez, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology and student clinician at Mercy Health Center; and Maritza Y. Duran, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services and a student clinician at Grady Hospital.
Based on their expertise, they provided the following tips for coping with anxiety:
- Focus on what you can control
- Set a new daily routine
- Don’t over-consume news
- Spend time with friends, family, and pets
- Practice self-care
- Stay grounded by using your senses
- Focus on pressure, air, tension, and heat (PATH)
- Breathing exercises
- Journal