One strategy I use to stay calm during the day is.....
As a Muslim, I pray 5 times a day.. :) I Can't really describe how peaceful it is to pray specifically while reciting the holly Quran and while making Sujud "Putting my forehead on the ground".. Praying before dawn maybe at 3 am is Sunnah and not one of the 5 prayers but it's really peaceful specially if i were a sleep then woke up to pray it.. :)
Breathing. Seems simple to other people, but when I'm about to break i just take deep breaths and it calms me down better than everything
Drawing. Creating something that you know is beautiful (especially when it
sit and think.
I listen to my music and tap. It's annoying to other people but it helps me
Place Ice cubes on my temples when I feel myself getting red and hot with anxiety or anger
Foursquare Breathing:
Imagine a square. Breathe in through your nose for four seconds to one side of the square. Hold for four seconds to side two of the square. Breathe out for four seconds through your mouth through side three of the square. Hold for four seconds to side four of the square.
This halts any adrenalin.
@helpfulApricot3537 I havent heard of this before. I think Ill try it and see how it goes. Although sometimes when Im panicking I forget to breathe or when I try to slow my breathe something makes me lose track visualizing it might help.
Abstract and detach myself from everything around me, play mentally ded
I meditate. It does wonders for clearing my mind &, over time, it has given my mind more order. My thoughts are no longer torrential downpours.. they line up more or less now.. almost waiting their turns, if you will.
Sometimes I pace the room to get ready of the nervous energy.