A couple of things can cause fear or anxiety. For some people, it’s the weather or season, especially fall and winter, since they’re darker and less cheerful. But for others, it comes from past disappointments or negative experiences.
Luckily, there are ways to help manage fear and anxiety or lessen those feelings. One option is using gemstones and crystals. Our ancestors knew certain rocks give off energies that can improve our lives, ease pain and worry, or even heal us.
When it comes to fear and anxiety, some crystals that typically help are amethyst, sunstone, citrine, rose quartz, lepidolite, thulite, and green opal.
Sunstone
Sunstone carries warm, bright energy like the sun. It’s one of the best stones to get rid of sad, scared, or worried feelings. The sunstone will give you more bravery and trust in yourself. It can help you say “no” when you need to.
Sunstone is in the protective stone group. It’s a good idea to keep it with you wherever you go, in your pocket or as jewelry. It will truly protect you from things that used to scare you. It can also boost your mood in fall and winter when some people feel more down. The sunstone will help you feel better during those times of year.
Citrine
Citrine is another stone that belongs to the planet Sun. It looks yellow to yellow-brown in color. Citrine is considered a crystal of happiness and abundance because it can help attract abundance and happiness to its owner.
Like Sunstone, Citrine carries warm energy and gives its owner positive energy. This stone helps overcome fears, restlessness, and anxiety. It also increases self-confidence and reduces being too sensitive, which often causes fear. Finally, Citrine helps fight nightmares that often come from fears and anxieties.
When it comes to astrology, Citrine is a great stone for Geminis, Tauruses, Leos, and Virgos.
Green Opal
Opal is a stone with some calming energies that help keep you grounded. It helps reduce fear and anxiety. This stone can also amplify your spiritual experiences, like communicating with your higher self during meditation.
Physically, Green Opal strengthens your immune system, so you’re more resistant to diseases. If you often worry about getting sick, carrying a Green Opal with you may offer some reassurance. Its energies can help your body fight off viruses and other illnesses. Overall, Green Opal seems like a great stone to support both your spiritual and physical well-being.
Amethyst
Amethyst is a powerful stone. In the past, people from higher classes often wore it as jewelry. Amethyst is a beautiful soft purple color. It has a very calming and harmonious energy. This stone gives us a sense of security and hope. It can help us use our intuition more.
Amethyst also helps reduce fear and anxiety. It is used to cleanse spaces of negative energies that make our fears worse. Amethyst is popular not just as jewelry, but also for home decor. Its look is beautiful.
If you get nervous or stressed a lot, carry Amethyst with you. If you feel stressed, hold it in one or both hands for a bit. It will help calm you down.
Thulite
Thulite is a pink stone that gives off warm, loving vibes of harmony. It can help reduce fears, anxiety, shyness, and feeling unsure of yourself.
Thulite would be great for people who have to talk a lot for their job, like journalists, customer service reps, or teachers. It’s also good for anyone who gets nervous about speaking up or communicating.
This stone has a way of relieving tension and stopping negative thought patterns that often cause fears and worries. It also boosts your self-esteem and confidence, which is important if you want to feel less afraid.
Like other stones, you can get Thulite as a single stone, on a necklace, or a bracelet. The jewelry options look really nice, too. Give it a try if you struggle with communication or anxiety.
Rose Quartz
Rose quartz is usually a light pink color, but can be deeper shades of pink too. It looks smooth and see-through. You’ll often find it carved or polished into different shapes.
Rose quartz represents unconditional love and compassion. Wearing or having it around opens your heart. It helps with self-love and emotional healing from past hurts or insecurities. This can help lower anxiety.
Keep rose quartz close to your heart by wearing it as a pendant. You can also put it in your home to promote a loving environment.
Lepidolite
The last one is my favorite – lepidolite. It has a pretty lilac or lavender color, and sometimes has a shiny look like mica. You can also find it in pink, gray, or purple shades.
Lepidolite contains a good amount of lithium, which is commonly used in medicine for anxiety. It is believed this stone is calming and can level out your mood swings. It helps lower stress and promotes a feeling of peace.
You should try carrying a piece with you, meditating with it, or placing it on your forehead or heart area during relaxation. Those can be good ways to benefit from lepidolite’s soothing effects.
Wrapping It Up
Fear and anxiety are really unpleasant feelings, which is natural, but they can go too far. If low self-confidence and self-esteem make you feel afraid a lot, some crystals might help. Try getting amethyst, citrine, rose quartz, or sunstone – you can find them at any crystal store. But if your fears are taking over your life and making it really hard, talking to a therapist is a good idea. A professional can help you deal with what’s causing so much fear and anxiety.
