I never considered myself an anxious person — I always thought I could keep myself in check. But after I got fired and spent a long time looking for a new job, everything changed dramatically. It seemed like nothing critical, but I started waking up in the middle of the night, going over the same thoughts in my head, and losing motivation for even the simplest actions. I didn’t want to share it with my friends — it was somehow unmanly to complain. At some point, I decided to just google if there were ways to cope with this without pills and visits to a therapist. And I accidentally came across this article: techtimes.com. It talks about the Liven app, which helps you gradually deal with anxiety — not just suppress the symptoms, but understand where they come from and how to cope with them. I tried it, and from the first days I noticed that I began to track my reactions more and treat my emotions differently. It’s not a magic wand, but it’s definitely a working tool. If you feel that anxiety has started to take over, try it, it definitely won’t make things worse.