Health experts offer top tips for quelling anxiety and how to get help Health experts offer top tips for quelling anxiety and how to get help Quiet your mind by quieting your surroundings. Photo by Steve West/Getty A year into the pandemic, we're all at risk of burnout. Taking care of your mental health is more important than ever, and there are both big and small ways in which to do that. "Stress is the brain's worst enemy. Plus, it can affect your body's metabolism and immune system and provoke feelings of depression, hunger, and fatigue," says Pavan Pamadurthi, MD, medical director of outpatient behavioral health services at Methodist Richardson Medical Center.