How to Manage Your Anxiety

During these uncertain times, we may feel more anxious than usual. With so many variables and unknowns, it is enough to make anyone feel uneasy. While we cannot control the majority of what is happening, we can control how we react to the situation. Managing feelings of anxiety is going to remain crucial as we spend more time at home and away from friends and family. We want to do our part in supporting everyone and have put together these tips of how to manage your anxiety.

#1 Acknowledge Your Feelings

Being anxious is hard. Getting upset or frustrated with yourself for being anxious makes it much harder. When you feel yourself getting anxious, take a moment and allow your body to feel what it is feeling. Take note of how you feel, what your mind is saying, if there are any particular triggers. Remember that you are not your feelings; you are the one who experiences them, but there is a separation between you and the feelings of anxiousness.

#2 Consider Meditating

Meditation can be as simple as watching your breath. With your eyes closed, breathe in for the count of six, hold for the count of three, and exhale for the count of nine. Really focus on the air moving in and out of your nose, how it feels on your lips, the way it fills your lungs. Do this a few times each day, even if it’s only for five minutes at a time!

Spotify and YouTube have a number of guided meditations that you can also make use of. The Opal Garden has an excellent guided meditation playlist on Spotify that can be found HERE.

You may also enjoy writing, reading, cooking/baking or painting as a way to quiet your mind. Meditation looks different for anyone, and there is no “right” or “wrong” way to go about doing so. Whatever feels good, do that.

#3 Get Outside

While practicing social distancing, we can still enjoy nature! Take your pup for a walk, go for a hike, lay out in the sunshine, do yoga on the front lawn, whatever you’re in the mood for! The Vitamin D will do your body good and fresh air is good for the soul!

#4 Prioritize Your Nutrition

It can be easy to fall into less than ideal habits while spending more time at home. A glass of wine with lunch, some extra cookies in the afternoon or ordering takeout every evening can seem harmless at first. But, seeing as we won’t know how long we’re going to be asked to stay home, it’s important that we continue eating well, taking our vitamins and hydrating as we would normally! Not only will it help keep your immune system strong, it is one of the best things you can do for your mental health.

#5 Consider Taking CBD Daily

Many of us already take CBD daily, as the anti-anxiety properties help to soothe the mind when times are tough. Now, more than ever, we’ll remain diligent with taking our daily dose of CBD to ensure our minds stay calm. The following are our favorite products to help combat feelings of anxiousness.

FeelCBD Calm Vape Pen

Peppermint + Vanilla + Lavender

Inhale tranquility – exhale repose and relief. With essential peppermint, vanilla and lavender oil; to help you unwind, reduce stress and bring on full relaxation. This soothing CBD and essential oil blend is exactly what you need to help find your calm.

Ingredients: Full Spectrum Hemp CBD Oil, fractionated coconut oil, peppermint essential oil, vanilla essential oil, lavender essential oil

Purchase HERE.

The Healing Co.’s CBD Tincture

1000mg CBD per bottle

33.33mg CBD per 1ml dropper

Ingredients: Glycerine, Peppermint Flavouring, CBD Isolate

Available in Mint and Peach

Lab tested through a Health Canada lab.

Recommended dose: 1/3 dropper to 1 full dropper, taken 1-2 times per day, preferably with food.

Our CBD tincture is formulated for those who want the healing benefits of cannabis without the mind altering effects associated with THC. We currently offer Mint and Peach, but will be releasing more flavors in the coming months.

Purchase HERE.

Mota’s CBD Sleep Tinctures

150mg Melatonin & 1000mg CBD

33.3ml CBD & 5mg Melatonin per 1ml

Recommended dose: Shake well. Ingest orally 1ml before bedtime.

Ingredients: Organic grape seed oil, CBD isolate, Melatonin, Organic valerian root, Organic passion flower, Peppermint oil.

Mota’s CBD Sleep formula consists of CBD isolate, Organic botanicals and Melatonin, combined together to help you fall asleep faster and achieve a deeper longer sleep.

Purchase HERE.

Twisted Extracts CBD Jelly Bomb

8 x 10mg CBD per jelly bomb

80mg CBD per package

Fresh and fruity pineapple flavours infused with CBD to help you relax and de-stress throughout the day. Each Pineapple CBD Jelly Bomb is a fully-infused Cannabis gummy containing 80 mg of CBD made with premium 99.9% pure CBD isolate. It can be easily divided into 8 pieces so you can choose your ideal dose.

Purchase HERE.

Above All, Be Kind

We are all doing the very best we can right now and it’s important that we lead with love. We we will be stressed, anxious and uneasy. A little kindness goes a long way and it costs us nothing to be kind!

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