Yeah see I told it exactly like as it's been and the past week or so, it's gotten to fever pitch in my head.Imwashingmypirate wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 11:53 pmGosh. That sounds like a complete and utter rollercoaster ride. My nervous system was off just reading this but that is so exciting that you found like a secret button to help you relax. Would you mind sharing the video that helped with this? I find it nigh on impossible to relax. Even right now I'm laying in bed but my leg muscles are rigid.
Have you managed to do anything for yourself these past few weeks?
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Here is the link again for you:
Vagus Nerve Activation | 10 Minute Daily Routines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUx5kLF ... 9G&index=2
Probably the best thing I did for myself recently was get my hair cut. I can't even remember when I got it cut last because all this crap I go through in my head obscures everything else because it's always playing in the background of my mind and it distracts me. I do practice mindfulness and slow living as much as possible. I put those soy wax melter things or a simmer pot on when I cook and clean. I use pretty lighting--mini lights, candles, all winter. (I love doing sensory stuff). I do a daily Bible devotion that's for women every day to feed my spiritual self. This past week...the anxiety took over. The worst of it was the racing thoughts that I couldn't shut off.
Last night I decided to really put the brakes on whatever time I spend on the internet. I'm not going to watch or read the news more than one time a day because all of it is crap and intended to keep you stressed out and checking in. Clicks = money. I get upset reading about Ukraine and Israel. I think about those people in Gaza who can't even get aid and then wonder how on earth anyone could put them through that. Off the charts empath as if you didn't know that already. Not to mention all the shootings that are now occurring in the world. Political stuff. I need to shut it off and just pray about those things. If you look around here, I've hardly posted at all compared to the past. I'm actively trying to reduce the "noise" I get in my head from being online.
Just be in the moment with real life things, you know?