Managing anxiety
What habits do you have to cope with stress and anxiety?
I meditate and do breathwork, it helps while I am doing it, but scanxiety still creeps in, I'm a work in progress! Socializing and keeping busy help take my mind off lung cancer and scans. In my opinion, nothing really helps the scanxiety other than a good scan report. ~ Alisa, Lung Cancer Team Patient Leader
Walking at the park. I look at the scenery like the lake, flowers and ducks. Really absorbing nature. Listening to music, upbeat cheerful music. Another is watching a fun movie with the family. I try and keep my mind busy and off of the stressful situations although it is sometimes hard to do. Sandy( lungcancer.net patient leader)
Low-impact exercise is always a go-to.
Building models, watching videos on YouTube, word search and playing some video games.
These sound like good distractions. I like word games and streaming TV series, especially Australian series for some reason. All the best! ~ Alisa What kind of models? I help my teenage granddaughter build legos. The 18+ ones. We recently finished the Eiffel Tower it is 58 inches tall. I love doing puzzles as well. It does relax you. Thanks for sharing? All the best, Sandy ( lung cancer.net patient leader)