How to Deal With Anxiety
Quick and simple tools to help your body settle and calm your nervous system.
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
Ease Anxiety Fast
Having a few familiar, calming places, like a favorite café or walking route, can provide emotional relief during stressful moments by offering predictability, comfort, and a sense of safety.
Emotional Regulation
What I eat and drink has a real impact on how I feel emotionally. In this post, I share the simple food choices and supplements that help me feel calmer and more balanced, without turning it into a strict or overwhelming set of rules.
Healing CPTSD
A check-in about what it looks like when anxiety takes over, even when you “know the tools”. What’s been hard lately, and what I’m doing to be a little kinder to myself.
Emotional Regulation
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.
Joy & Play
Creative activities like writing, painting, or gardening reduce stress, boost mood, and help process emotions—much like meditation. They can bring joy, focus, and a sense of growth through the simple act of creating.
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.
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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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