About

The Anti-Anxiety Card Game is designed to help people of all ages manage and relieve their stress and anxiety. Connect with yourself or a partner through the prompts which include grounding techniques, mindfulness exercises, and silly prompts including sharing favorite jokes and Lo-Fi songs.

2 Players

To Play: Matching Game

  1. Set the cards face down in a grid of 12 cards. Play it like a matching game where two players take turns matching cards.
  2. Also, set up a Battle card pile. Put all the Battle cards face-down in a separate pile.
  3. Start the game by pulling a Battle card from the pile. You can decide to play your Battle card, or save it for another time.
  4. Next, take your turn by flipping over two cards at a time.
  5. If the cards match in color, you keep the cards.
  6. If they don’t match, the other player takes their turn.
  7. Keep taking turns until both you and your partner both win a set of cards. Then, show each other your cards.
  8. Choose one of the self-care prompts for your partner to do. Do the self-care prompts!
  9. Repeat until the game is over when no more cards are left.

1 Player

To Play: Matching Game (1 player)

  1. Set the cards face down in a grid of 12 cards. Play it like a matching game where you spend time matching cards.
  2. Also, set up a Battle Card pile. Put all the Battle cards face-down in a separate pile.
  3. Start the game by pulling a Battle card from the pile. You can decide to play your Battle card, or save it for another time.