Anxiety Support Group

Good googly moogly if anyone needs this it's me..I am always in the flight or fight mode..especially with hurricanes coming.. I always get myself all worked up!

absolutly,please send to me,i've just starting to listen to meditation cd's and thats helping a little.

I too would like more info. I learned some from one of my hospital stays. I learned how to concentrate on going from my head to toe and seeing in my mind that it is all relaxing. Doing this to soothing music. It was great. I have a hard time, however, doing this once I get home. I think I am just distracted or something. Bless your heart.

You can also try a variation of the relaxation tecnique you just mentioned by tightening each body part in succession, beginning with your toes. Hold each squeeze for 3 seconds and then release letting all the tension flow from your body. Continue up your body ending with your face. The exercise can take 20 minutes if you use your breath and take your time on each tense and release. There have been numerous studies about visualization and meditation showing how effective they are at reducing stress and improving overall health. Good luck to you.

I apologize for not responding to the requests to post more info about relaxation exercises, I've been super busy.

Which brings me to the primary exercise: simply your life... try not to do too much... prioritize and only do what is necessary (the non-negogiables, like eating good food and getting sleep... those should be top priorities)

Below is a general visualization for Breating:

1) Visualize your diaphram breating your body.

Your diaphram separates your lungs and abdominal muscles... imagin it going up to squeeze your breath out of you.... imagin it going down to pull breath into your lungs.

2) Then using your imagination, visualize your breath traveling down your left leg. Visualize that leg being saturated with your breath... maybe us a color for your breath.

3) Using the same visualization allow your breath to travel throughout your body. Down your right leg... swirling your pelvis and belly... then up your spine and into your shoulders... down your arms... then your neck and throat... and eventually your scalp.

4) Once you feel your entire body receiving your breath... your entire body saturated with your breath begin scaning your body with your breath and allow all the tense/dense spots to fill with more of your breath until your entire body is the same vibrant color.

5) YOu will gain a relationship with this color and you can recall the relaxed sensation this breath work conjured up. REcall this color and sensation in times of anxiety AND DURING TIMES OF EASE... the last part is very important