Taylor Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle gets honest about living with anxiety; shares valuable tips to keep calm

Taylor Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle recently revealed that she has mild anxiety. Riddle also laid bare a couple of things that have helped her in keeping her anxiety under control. Furthermore, the content creator and influencer shared elaborate tips for people who experience uncomfortable symptoms associated with anxiety.

On Monday, January 6, Taylor Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle took to her Instagram Stories to share her answers to a myriad of questions fielded by fans. One fan asked her if she has anxiety and how she deals with it if she does. The 27-year-old answered:

"My entire life I have had a baseline of mild anxiety for nothing in particular and am medicated for it. Long walks outside & working out every day has helped tremendously."

Riddle then went on to list the following actionable tips for people when they feel "extra anxious":

"When you're spiraling or thinking of something negative in the past focus your eyes on one object. Your brain can't properly search for past negative memories without movement of the vagus nerve"

"54321 rule by Mel Robbins (specifically for anxiety relating to procrastination)"

"Panic attack: Bite into a lemon with the skin on - the bitterness + sourness will ground you*drop your jaw, relax all the muscles in it - then focus on closing your eyes and relaxing the muscles around your eyes"

"Anxiety on airplane: order a cup of only ice and hold the ice cubes one by one in your palm until they fully melt"

"Breathe in a deep breath, hold, breathe in a little more until your lungs are full and then let out through the mouth. Repeat 10x"

Source: Instagram/Morgan Riddle

According to Mayo Clinic, feeling tense, experiencing a sense of impending danger and increased heart rate are among several common signs and symptoms of anxiety. There are different types of anxiety disorders as well.

For instance, social anxiety disorder can make it difficult for people disagnosed with the condition to attend social events and gatherings, while separation anxiety disorder typically stems from the separation of parental figures from children.

Morgan Riddle and Taylor Fritz met each other on the dating app Raya back in 2020. As things stand, they're still going strong, with Riddle having become one of the fixtures in Fritz's box irrespective of where the American is plays. Fritz recently spearheaded USA's run to the 2025 United Cup title alongside Coco Gauff, and is currently preparing for the Australian Open.

Last year, Riddle had stated that Fritz's exit from the 2024 Australian Open would take her back to separation anxiety.

Taylor Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle turned emotional at having to leave Melbourne after American's Australian Open 2024 exit

Taylor Fritz at the 2024 Australian Open (Source: Getty)

At the 2024 Australian Open, Taylor Fritz reached the quarterfinals. However, at this stage, he was ousted from the hardcourt Grand Slam by 24-time Major winner Novak Djokovic. In the aftermath of Fritz's exit, Riddle shared a heartfelt post on Instagram, summing up her memorable experience in Melbourne. She captioned the post:

"Back to 11 months of separation anxiety from quokkas, timtams, melbourne coffee, hot aussie girls, salad sandwiches & so much more. won’t miss the vegemite though. so much love. till next time"

Fritz reached the first Grand Slam final of his career last year at the US Open. Unfortunately though, he simply didn't have enough to offer against World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the final. The World No. 4 recently helped Team USA win the United Cup, where he won the title-deciding match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.