Hi Coley, I've been seeing a neuropsychologist and she swears by the relaxation techniques. She explains it is a switch system where your are either in sympathetic mode (anxious) or parasympathetic (relaxed) we can change the way our body operates but unfortunately it takes a lot of work. She suggests deep breathing exercises 15 minutes two times per day and then hypnosis. To be honest I have difficulty getting that relaxed. But I am doing much better she did admit that maybe it is too much of a shock to my system and we should try to gradually bring me down to the level to be able to eventually do the hypnosis. So practice this as much as possible. I like to really try to focus in on what I'm doing during the day and try to stay out of anxiety type thinking as much as possible but it is a difficult habit to break. Try some of these things and see if they help. I told her last summer even doing jigsaw puzzles seem to help. I got so relaxed and methodical with it that I felt really different afer a while at the puzzle. I would do them until I was sore from the bending over the puzzle in an awkward position. Use your mind to be creative and think of what you might be able to plug into that would bring you to a relaxed state. Exercise is great too to work off some of that exceess adrenaline. But the relaxation exercises are supposed to make the big difference for us. 2 more days of school-yipee! |
