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How To Be Less Uptight

Feeling uptight? Adopt this mindset to calm it down, calm it down.

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Ashley Alt
May 04, 2022
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Being uptight holds a negative connotation, and for good reason. If you’re feeling uptight, or “anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way,” I encourage you to unfurl your eyebrows, take a deep breath, and maybe do a little dance. Your immune system (and your forehead wrinkles) will thank you for it.

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