--- title: "Fun Tricks for Managing Your Anxiety | RhythmLife Blog" description: "A few surprising tools — including the humble fidget spinner — for outsmarting your brain's panicky smokescreens." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://rhythmlife.lovable.app" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Blog", "item": "https://rhythmlife.lovable.app/blog" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Fun tricks for managing your anxiety", "item": "https://rhythmlife.lovable.app/blog/fun-tricks-for-managing-your-anxiety" } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "@id": "https://rhythmlife.lovable.app/blog/fun-tricks-for-managing-your-anxiety#post", "headline": "Fun tricks for managing your anxiety", "description": "A few surprising tools — including the humble fidget spinner — for outsmarting your brain's panicky smokescreens.", "url": "https://rhythmlife.lovable.app/blog/fun-tricks-for-managing-your-anxiety", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://rhythmlife.lovable.app/blog/fun-tricks-for-managing-your-anxiety", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anna Talamo" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "RhythmLife Psychotherapy", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://rhythmlife.lovable.app/og-rhythmlife.jpg" } }, "image": "https://rhythmlife.lovable.app/og-rhythmlife.jpg" } ] --- [Skip to content](#main) [![RhythmLife Psychotherapy](/__l5e/assets-v1/56e43a46-e1c2-4c8a-a5f9-154bfceb1e79/rhythmlife-logo.png)](/) [Home](/)[About](/about) Services - [Individual Therapy](/therapy-services) - [Extended Sessions](/extended-sessions) - [Therapy Intensives](/therapy-intensives) - [EMDR and Brainspotting Intensives](/emdr-intensives) - [Flash and EFT Intensives](/flash-technique-intensives) - [EMDR](/emdr) - [Flash Technique](/flash-technique) - [EFT & Matrix Reimprinting](/eft) - [Brainspotting](/brainspotting) - [EMDR vs Brainspotting](/emdr-vs-brainspotting) - [Attachment-Focused EMDR](/attachment-focused-emdr) - [Resource Tapping](/resource-tapping) - [Matrix Reimprinting](/matrix-reimprinting) - [EMDR vs Flash Technique](/emdr-vs-flash-technique) - [What Is Bilateral Stimulation?](/what-is-bilateral-stimulation) - [Is EMDR Right for Me?](/is-emdr-right-for-me) What I Help With - [Trauma Therapy](/trauma-therapy) - [PTSD Treatment](/ptsd-treatment) - [Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)](/complex-ptsd) - [Childhood Trauma (Adults)](/childhood-trauma) - [Childhood Sexual Abuse](/childhood-sexual-abuse) - [After a Car Accident](/car-accident-trauma) - [Anxiety Therapy](/anxiety-therapy) - [Panic Attacks](/panic-attacks) - [Social Anxiety](/social-anxiety) - [Performance Anxiety](/performance-anxiety) - [Musicians & Performers](/musicians-and-performers) - [Sports Performance Anxiety](/sports-performance-anxiety) - [Test & Academic Anxiety](/test-and-academic-anxiety) - [Depression](/depression-therapy) - [Emotional Numbness](/emotional-numbness) - [Feeling Stuck](/feeling-stuck) - [Burnout & Chronic Stress](/burnout-and-chronic-stress) - [Grief and Loss](/grief-and-loss) - [Life Transitions](/life-transitions) - [Relationship Difficulties](/relationship-difficulties) - [When Talk Therapy Isn't Enough](/therapy-beyond-talk) - [Therapy for Adults](/therapy-for-adults) - [Therapy for Older Adults](/therapy-for-seniors) - [Therapy for Creatives](/therapy-for-creatives) - [Therapy for Professionals](/therapy-for-professionals) Locations - [All locations](/locations) - [Albany, CA](/albany-ca) - [Berkeley, CA](/berkeley-ca) - [El Cerrito, CA](/el-cerrito-ca) - [Kensington, CA](/kensington-ca) - [Oakland, CA](/oakland-ca) - [Online — California](/online-therapy-california) - [Online — Texas](/online-therapy-texas) - [Texas — Trauma Therapy](/texas/trauma-therapy-online) - [Texas — EMDR](/texas/emdr-therapy-online) - [Texas — Flash Technique](/texas/flash-technique-online) [Rates](/rates)[Contact](/contact)[Free Consultation](/contact) Blog # Fun tricks for managing your anxiety For those people who struggle with anxiety, it never hurts to have more tools and tricks to outsmart your brain's panicky smokescreens...you may find relief in the most surprising of places! For example, you could break out your own personal fidget spinner! Shown in the articles below to have a number of positives for adults, fidget spinners turn out to have another benefit. Your brain can't think anxiety-producing and sustaining thoughts as easily if it's distracted by a sparkly, whirring toy that requires soothing fine motor movement to operate it! Try it out and see what you think...if you find it helpful, it's easy to carry along in a bag or purse. - [Fidget Toys for Focus (GOOD Magazine)](https://www.good.is/articles/fidget-toys-for-focus) - [Fidgeting — It's Not Just for Kids (ADDitude)](https://www.additudemag.com/fidget-toys-for-adhd-focus-at-work/) - [How Fidget Spinner Toys Can Help Distracted Adults (Bustle)](https://www.bustle.com/p/how-fidget-spinner-toys-can-help-distracted-adults-60784) Finally, if you're inspired and/or a DIY lover, try making your own! [← Back to all notes](/blog) ## Want to talk about any of this? 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