Coping and support

These coping methods may help ease your anxiety:

• Routinely reach out to friends and family members.
• Join a local or reputable internet-based support group.
• Join a group that offers opportunities to improve communication and public speaking skills, such as Toastmasters International.
• Do pleasurable or relaxing activities, such as hobbies, when you feel anxious.

Over time, these coping methods can help control your symptoms and prevent a relapse. Remind yourself that you can get through anxious moments, that your anxiety is short-lived and that the negative consequences you worry about so much rarely come to pass.