Managing Anxiety in Uncertain Times

Anxiety thrives on uncertainty, and there will always be things outside our control. The goal isn’t to eliminate uncertainty — it’s to change your relationship with it.

Grounding techniques like the 5-4-3-2-1 method (naming five things you see, four you can touch, three you hear, two you smell, one you taste) can interrupt a spiral in under a minute. Regular sleep, movement, and limiting late-night news consumption also compound over time.

If anxiety is affecting your daily life for more than a couple of weeks, a licensed counsellor can help you build a personalised toolkit — you don’t have to wait for a crisis to reach out.