Relaxation Techniques for Anxiety
There are a few simple relaxation techniques for anxiety which have been proven effective in eliminating panic and anxiety attacks. Without having to take any medication, anxiety can be controlled and often eliminated with a few simple exercises. Controlling your breathing is the easiest and most effective of these.
Deep slow breathing has a calming influence on your physiology and has been shown to be effective in reducing anxiety. Once you are aware of a heightened sense of anxiety, or a pending attack, start to implement relaxed, slow deep breathing. Sit quietly in a comfortable position, preferably without noise or distraction, and focus on your breathing, taking notice of the speed, depth and rhythm. Make each breath as deep as possible, focusing on the point where the inhale becomes the exhale.
Visualize your breath as a circular motion and imagine that as you exhale, you are releasing all the stress with each breath. With each new intake of air, see yourself breathing in a renewed sense of relaxation. Then, turn your attention to relaxing all your muscles. Begin with your feet, with the inhale, scrunch up your toes and then on the exhale, relax them. Repeat this process, with all the muscles, and with all parts of your body, tensing them on the intake of breath and relaxing them as you exhale. Be aware of the tension in your body and focus on releasing it, which in turn, will lower your anxiety levels.
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