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5 Techniques To Help Relieve Anxiety Fast

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Picture it. You’re out, enjoying your life, and your anxiety flares up. Suddenly your heart is racing, you’re short of breath and you feel the urge to run screaming out of the room. It sounds like a terrible problem, right? That is the reality for many of us living with anxiety….especially now during COVID-19. The unfortunate thing is that you can’t just run screaming from the room. Anxiety symptoms can crop up anywhere, from the boardroom to the pickup line at school, and when those thought patterns begin, we need to know how to counteract them. There are many techniques to employ, but here are a few that have been known to stop anxiety pretty quickly.   Here at Oasis Center, we are not exempt from feeling anxious and we serve people dealing with anxiety all the time.   So we wanted to provide a shortlist to help you deal with your anxiety. "Anxiety doesn’t have to run your life. Give yourself some time to master these techniques." The grounding technique Anxiety is commonly...

The Benefits of Volunteering During COVID-19

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While we are in COVID-19, there are still ways for you to serve as a volunteer here at Oasis Center. For more information about volunteering, please consider the following. "I’m going to let you in on a little secret about volunteering. It is not a completely selfless act. Yes, you are helping others accomplish something but you’re also getting some amazing blessings in return for your time. Here are some of the amazing benefits of volunteering." LaToyia Dennis - The Motivated Mom   Being Part of a Community These days most Americans report that they no longer truly feel like they are a part of any community. This loss of community results in social isolation, depression, loneliness, and being more prone to illness. By volunteering with a social change organization regularly, you become part of a community. You get a greater sense of belonging and that does amazing things for your mind, body, and soul.   Helping People Not only will you be part of a community w...