CA88
10-02-15, 01:33
I have been suffering anxiety and panic as anybody who sees me on here may know. Now I attribute a lot of my gradual improvement to taking medication and also changing my attitude.
However there is something I read about, and started doing which really seems to help...
Chew gum!
Simple.. Yes. effective? I think so! Apparently chewing gum causes the production of saliva, which in turn tells your brain you are not under threat and reduces the amount of cortisol in your blood thus relieving some anxiety.
I chew gum pretty much all the time at work which is where I find my anxiety worse.
Give it a go :)
It also stops me clenching my jaw which I had started doing through anxiety!
However there is something I read about, and started doing which really seems to help...
Chew gum!
Simple.. Yes. effective? I think so! Apparently chewing gum causes the production of saliva, which in turn tells your brain you are not under threat and reduces the amount of cortisol in your blood thus relieving some anxiety.
I chew gum pretty much all the time at work which is where I find my anxiety worse.
Give it a go :)
It also stops me clenching my jaw which I had started doing through anxiety!