So a technique that’s often useful to me to manage my anxiety is when I find myself very anxious and worrying (whether about something specific or nothing at all), if it truly doesn’t need to be dealt with any time soon, I put off worrying about it until a specific day of the week (Saturday for me), then give myself permission to let go of it for the time being.

I find that this allows me to let go a good deal in the moment. And by the time I come around to my “worry day”, I find that the things I was worrying about were so insignificant that they either solved themselves or I forgot about them entirely.

I DON’T suggest doing this with problems that need your attention within the next few days, or problems of bigger importance. Otherwise you’ll come to your “worry day” and find your anxiety cranked up to 15/10 as you try to solve a lot of big problems really quickly.

It may not work for everyone or all of the time, but I’ve found it useful!