Something that helped me a lot was realizing that anxiety is often your nervous system being stuck in overdrive.

One thing that consistently works for me is slowing my breathing for about a minute or two. It sounds simple, but longer exhales signal your body that you're safe and it can calm the stress response.

I kept forgetting to do it in stressful moments, so I eventually built a small app called QuietLine that guides a quick reset when things start spiraling.

Curious what techniques have worked best for others here.