[CountDrewku]

I suffered and still occasionally suffer from a lot of anxiety. It got pretty bad at one point and caused repeated panic attacks. Anyway, I'd caution you against creating an avoidance mechanism to deal with it. I noticed I would automatically grab my smart phone a lot to read something and I'm not sure it was really helpful. It was almost an annoying compulsive addiction. Not much different than reaching for a drink or cigarette really.

Obviously, sitting there doing nothing for long periods of time probably isn't great but I think it's good to just set aside moments where you stop trying to distract yourself. This can be done through meditation or some other method of your choosing (outdoor activity is good). It's good to let your thoughts come in and sort of train yourself to stop fearing them or having such knee-jerk reactions.

It seems like I've developed a healthier response to them by doing this. I can laugh at a lot of my stupid negative thoughts more easily now.