Anxiety Checklist

[ProNine]

Ok, so I do not know the forum's exact rules regarding posting things from online sources here. I'll just post it for now, however, if it's not acceptable, then the mods should feel free to remove it whenever they wish. Without further ado, here's a cool "checklist" I saw online a while ago which I believe might be useful for some as it can be saved and accessed anywhere anytime. So, here it is:

Now I realize not all of them will apply to everyone here, however, you can still follow the ones that do. Also, sorry about the large size of the image, I wasn't able to resize it or anything. Gotta bare with me.

 

[Steph4real]

Thanks for posting this! Very informative and it's surprising how easy it is to forget to do these simple things when your feeling depressed or anxious.

 

[rz3300]

Well they are such simple things but we all that these can really go a long way in determining our mood. Sometimes the smallest of victories can make the difference between going to bed depressed and nervous, or content and relaxed. I love this list, and things like stretching and dressing nice and things that you can do, easy things, to make yourself feel better. I already do many of these without really knowing it, but it is nice to a little checklist on hand to make sure. Thanks again for the share ProNine - good stuff.

 

[SirJoe]

These are very good tips, if you can follow them you should really make you feel good. It's funny how something written in black and white can really outline everything so clearly. I'm sure that everyone has thought of these things before but having them written out really helps. Thanks for the post.

 

[Robilas]

There are some great tips here - especially the tip about dressing yourself. Even simply changing from your pijama into everyday's clothes can make a huge difference in your mood. I also like the dancing one - after all music is a great way to fight depression and anxiety. Well done, thanks for the tips

 

[amy88]

LOVE this. One of my friends actually posted about it on Facebook a while ago and I have a print out of this very sheet on my fridge.


Sometimes having it as a visual reminder is just what I need, because if I feel like I'm starting to get anxious often I don't feel like I'm thinking straight! So things like this help - a checklist format is lovely

 

[AnnaHasATaco]

Totally saved it for future reference. Sadly enough the therapist, the cuddling a living creature and the showing a selfie to a friend do not apply to me.

 

[Laneorexorcist]

This is an amazing list!!


A few days ago I was reading an amazing self help zine, and it comes with a few exercises, and a lot of them are about writing lists, and specifically this one is there, and I made a personalized one, and I think that it's a perfect way to really know what's going on, because let's face it, our physical health is really related to our mental health, and we need to take care of this aspects first to startworrying about secondary ones, I guess.

 

[greeken]

Thank you for this. I think it will really help me a lot. Make the days seem more bearable instead of just full of dead and constant worrying

 

[janemariesayed]

This is really good and I am so pleased to have found it. Thanks for posting. It's something that I can print out and stick on my wall. Certainly, some of the things on this list will help and make me feel better.

It's good to have a check list like this to refer to as most of the things on it I don't think of and need reminders.

 

[Rosyrain]

This is a great list with many good points. You have to be extra careful to really take care of yourself and watch your health when you suffer from anxiety. Anxiety takes enough of a toll on your body without you not being careful with your health needs on top of it.

 

[janemariesayed]

As the summer is coming I think it will be a bit easier. Especially on the getting out of the PJ's challenge. Getting dressed has been a big problem for me in the mornings but it is one thing that I am working on to change in myself. I feel much better when I am dressed. When I go into town next I will try to remember to print this out and put it up on my wall so I can check on it each day.