How to Deal With Anxiety
Quick and simple tools to help your body settle and calm your nervous system.
How to Ease Anxiety Fast
When emotions run high and time is short, simple breathing and grounding techniques offer relief and help calm the nervous system in just a few minutes.
Body & Nervous System
Lately, I’ve been noticing how easy it is for me to slip back into survival mode, even when things are mostly fine.
I can be doing all the right things and still feel like my body is quietly bracing for something.
Healing CPTSD
Sometimes setting a boundary doesn’t feel peaceful at all! It feels like heartbreak.
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Joy & Play
Laughter and play aren’t just silly extras, they’re powerful ways to shift your mood, reduce stress, and reconnect with joy.
Recent Articles
Emotional Regulation
I’m not a big routine person, but I’ve found that a few gentle rituals can make a world of difference. Here I talk about the small things I do in the morning and evening that keep me grounded, plus how planning little joys helps me feel lighter and more stable.
Emotional Regulation
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) can sound complicated, but it is really just a set of tools that help you stay grounded. I share the ones I reach for when my emotions run high.
Pregnancy & Anxiety
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There is a version of pregnancy people know how to talk about. The one where your body becomes a home, and that idea is supposed to feel beautiful almost immediately.Maybe that is true for some people.But that has not really been my experience. Or at least not fully.
Emotional Regulation
Constant pings and endless scrolling were quietly feeding my anxiety. In this post, I share the simple phone boundaries I set for myself, like deleting apps and silencing notifications, and how these changes gave me more peace of mind and presence in my everyday life.
How to Ease Anxiety Fast
Asking for help—whether from a therapist or someone you trust—isn’t a setback but a powerful act of self-care. When things feel too heavy, reaching out can be the fastest way forward.
How to Ease Anxiety Fast
Keeping a few go-to activities—like reading, sketching, or journaling—ready to grab helps reduce overwhelm and supports emotional balance when decision-making feels too hard.
Anxiety and menstrual cycle
Tracking my cycle has changed the way I understand my moods and energy shifts. Here I share how I plan around different phases of my cycle and why working with my body instead of against it has brought me more ease, balance, and self-compassion.
About Otterly Anxious
Hi! I'm Marine 🦦
This website is the result of my personal journey.
It's a "Tool Box" I turn to everyday.
I suffer from Complex PTSD, and chronic anxiety is unfortunately part of the package. Over the years, I’ve searched for ways to feel safer in my body and more at peace in my mind.
What you’ll find here is a collection of tools that have helped me navigate emotional waves, ease physical tension, and reconnect with myself, especially in difficult moments.
Everyone’s healing path is different and I hope this guide can offer a starting point, a bit of support, or a reminder that it’s okay to sometimes feel lost.
Resources: Books, Podcasts & Therapists
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