Jittery?

It's late at night. And by late, I mean after-midnight late. The clock ticks softly, second by second, sometimes louder, sometimes softer, as if it has a mind of its own. The door hangs ajar, held only by a measly door stopper. The room is silent except for the cars on the street downstairs and your typing. You yawn in fatigue, but a tiny voice in your head keeps sounding false alarms. You begin to feel afraid, and you feel a cool breeze of air envelop your body. The door moves slowly, and shuts itself.

NERVOUSNESS -how to stop it.

Here are some personal tips that help me when I get jittery and start imagining things that aren't there... or may be there. Firstly, upon hearing or (touch wood) seeing something unexplainable, think of a reasonable explanation. Secondly, breathe in and breathe out. This helps to remove the nervousness building up within you bit by bit, calming you so that you can still think rationally. Thirdly, if you have the guts, investigate the happening. Or, if you are a coward like me, take cover within the confines of your mind, and keep doing a repetitive task like typing a blog post, try to keep a train of thoughts moving along, and don't stop until you feel the fear totally gone.

Fourthly, if you chose the investigation path, get back to your chair if you feel that it's safe and there's nothing out there. If you chose a cowardly path, then stay in a single position and continue coaxing yourself out of your fear until the train of thoughts help to lower the fear rate visibly.

Lastly, if the fear continues, ignore whatever is causing the noise or sighting, turn on an electronic device and crank some of your favourite music to the highest volumes. If this doesn't help, you either 1) really have something to fear or 2) are just a badly frightened person. Don't move, and wait till someone arrives at your current position, or invite someone over if there is no one available.

That's the end of my personal tips to survive fear that comes from imagination.