Anxiety is unfortunately extremely prevalent in the current day and age. Most people will experience it at some point in their life. It may make it difficult to concentrate or be present in the moment. It can paralyse people from going out in the world and living their best life. Fortunately there are many ways to combat anxiety. Meditation, yoga, and aromatherapy can all be super helpful tools in treating anxiety. One other potentially powerful way to combat anxiety is through the use of crystals.
Crystals have been used by civilization for centuries and harness powerful vibrations and energy fields. They can work in different ways to comfort and support those in need. Simply hold them in the palm of your hand during meditation, wear them on your person throughout the day, in fact, you can even place a crystal on or under your pillow as you sleep at night.
Below is a list of my favourite 9 crystals that work wonderfully to relieve anxiety. I hope you find this information useful and are able to use it to enhance your own life.
✨ Amethyst is a wonderful crystal to use to fight off anxiety. It is especially known for its peaceful, stabilizing, calming, balancing, and relaxing effects. It is a powerful crystal for cleansing negative energy, including anxiety. It is an especially psychic gemstone and can and works well for banishing the irrational thought anxiety may cause.
✨ Smokey Quartz the stone of grounding. Smokey Quartz may help relieve fear and stress, assisting with bringing emotional calmness to your mind. Its a great crystal to hold to relieve tension and anxiety, warding off negative thinking and eliminating worries and doubts.
✨ Sodalite harnesses the power of harmony, truth, intuition, order, self-esteem, and logic. It is wonderful at boosting intuition and strengthening your resolve to live authentically. When we are at harmony and peace and feel truly comfortable with ourselves we are in an empowered state to combat anxiety. With less insecurity and doubt you will certainly experience a decrease in anxiety as well.
✨ Labradorite is a wonderful crystal to use for protection. It promotes awareness, intuition, transformation, and support. It works to protect you from negative energy and anxiety. It can also give you a helpful boost of positive, healing energy.
✨ Tigers Eye is another perfect crystal to use to combat anxiety. It can give you a wonderful boost of confidence, courage, and strength. It’s other qualities include a calming effect, strength to persevere and a sense of resilience. These wonderful powers can work together to give you a much needed boost of confidence that is sure to lessen your anxiety. This crystal is especially helpful in combating social anxiety.
✨ Rhodonite helps to dispel your anxiety by helping you to remain centred in challenging situations. Rhodonite is associated with fearlessness, self-confidence, and improving the flow of positive mental energy, allowing your mind to feel less lethargic and clouded. These effects also allow you to process emotional problems more effectively, meaning that disappointments and stresses will have much smaller consequences.
✨ Hematite If your anxiety veers more towards panic, hematite is a stone you should definitely have in your collection. The minerals in hematite (iron, magnesium and calcium) are thought to work synergistically to provide a relaxing, calming effect on the entire system. Wear this stone in a bracelet or necklace, or keep a small piece of hematite in your pocket to help keep you grounded when you feel panic start to creep in. It's grounding energy is there to help you feel safe, centred and secure no matter where you are or what you are confronting.
✨ Jade - Promotes self-sufficiency and releases negative thoughts. Jade is an ancient stone with healing and protective powers. Jade works to relieve anxiety, balances your emotions (particularly during a panic attack), promotes love and serenity.
✨ Howlite helps you eliminate stress and anxiety because Howlite is also a powerful calming stone, effectively calming your upset or harried state of mind. Relieving your stress and anxiety and helping you to focus on the more important things in life.
While they won't do all the work for you, crystals can help remind you of your intentions to stay positive and shield yourself from negative thought spirals.