This is the channel I have been looking for. A well explained straight to the point exercise on decreasing anxiety. Great job! I'm practicing this for myself. As I can almost never behave in a social environment, and miss so many great opportunities.
Awesome, glad you find it helpful. If you struggle with social anxiety the book "Painfully shy" is packed with techniques to overcome it. But I'm going to keep posting videos here that are hopefully the essence of anxiety treatment, Emma
I don't know where you live or what you're going through, but please know that help is available. Suicide is never the solution. Think of everything you enjoy, no matter how small, and never being a able to enjoy those things again. No matter how overwhelming things feel right now, think about the fact that it can all be turned around and you can look back years from now and be happy you learned how and that your life can become something wonderful that you look forward to every day. I know it doesn't feel like that now, and what I'm saying might even seem absurd, but I do get it, and people in unimaginably horrible places have had transformations and now love their lives and help others. Contact me if you want to talk.
Cliff Konkle: No it’s not. That’s not cool at all. Happiness is a choice. Don’t wait for someone or something to make you happy. Choose to be happy. Choose happiness. If you’re not in a good place, start today and search for a good place to feel safe and happy. Ask for help. People are willing to help if you just ask. Even if the person you ask doesn’t seem to be in a good place, he or she will still be able to help. If not, find someone that will, or contact the police or a social worker. You never quit on yourself. We are all designed to survive. Live !
i have been suffering from general anxiety for over 30 years. power of prayer.... i came across your channel. i started studying your information yesterday and putting the info into practice. i am already feeling alot better. thank you
Something that helps me manage my mental well being is having a morning routine. Get out of bed quickly. Full body dry-brush towards heart. Cold shower. Brush teeth. Thank God for being alive. Key word being "routine" , and realise that we create ourselves and that we have the internal power to transform our mind set. Another thing that i think is the biggest thing missing in our lives is Sacred Ceremony. With spiritual intention and prayer incorporated in our daily life, we have a much better chance of making it through the day with good results.
@@zachmoloney4853 so it's using a natural bristle brush (soft plant fibre brush) to massage lymphatic . It's done dry, straight against your skin and stroke the brush with a little bit of "downward / contact" force bringing all strokes towards your heart. It's good to run the brush all the way from finger tips and toe tips along the entire limb and complete the stroke on top of your heart. Make extra strokes along your neck and back of shoulders. It's a bit difficult to do it perfect and completely just on your self, but a brush with a long handle will help. They usually sell the brushes just in the super market wear the skin care / personal hygiene stuff is. Or a beauty shop. Or just online, just look up " body - brush " . It's really just a way of giving yourself a light massage that works incredibly well. And exfoliates your skin at the same time. Just remember, it's called dry brush, because it's done brushing dry .
I stay home with two babies and miss being able to actually have an uninterrupted routine so much. I know I will get there again someday. For now, I do the best that I can 😅
I love the way you get to the point without a lot of mindless chatter and give PRACTICAL suggestions and techniques to ground ourselves. Straightforward and to the point is VERY much appreciated !!!!!!!
I have been struggling with PTSD and have been stuck in extreme fight or flight for years. Understanding the science behind our fight or flight response has helped me so much to move forward thank you for your videos!
3:15 I learned a couple of days ago that *feeling hot* is also part of the flight response. I wouldn’t notice my heart rate or breathing speed up, so every time that was mentioned by someone or a book, I thought this stuff does not apply to me. But when my therapist asked me, “Do you feel hot right now?” I finally understood why I always get overheated when overwhelmed.
It’s said in Zen, at least that’s where I got it from, that our resistance to our anxiety or negative thoughts is what results in most of the suffering. I also learned to balance a negative thought with a positive one. But to be honest if I’m having lots of negative thoughts it’s usually because I’m sitting around my house all day, no exercise, no hobbies, not talking to anybody, not getting out and about.
I feel mentally stale when I am home too much, but as soon as I go out in public, I get overwhelmed no matter where I go, even a park. Sometimes I will hunt down, plan and search for a spot in nature that I feel will be private and isolated so I can enjoy nature on my own but somehow, somewhere a human will find me and dominate the space. If I get myself a treat like McDonald's, I will take time to find a isolated car park and HELLO someone will literally park next to me or bother me in someway every 👏 single 👏 time 👏 so then I'm back at square 1 enjoying my privacy at home 😕 I don't mind interacting with people but 9/10 they are not aware or stuck in what I call the Matrix, Truman show or Sims game play and it draining for me but they walk away energicall6y charged.
Just the title made me realize why I'm just sitting on the couch during the pandemic. I want to clean and sanitize but i feel like I don't want to move. Like I can't move. That must be the freeze response to anxiety. Wow! Thank you. I didn't know there was a term for it. I still feel that way but it's good to understand why.
@@freetobememe4358 Something that helps is writing affirmations on a tablet just before sleep then repeating them in your mind once you put your tablet down as you fall asleep. Something like "I will wake up refreshed and ready to start my day with a smile." Or "You will.." Like you're commanding yourself. I hope this helps and that you're doing well. Many blessings to you!
Freeze mode can also be seen in nature. For example, if the baby deer is caught by the cougar, it goes into a freeze mode; so it does not have to experience being eaten. Nature gave us all a way out. The tough part about being a human is when we enter one of these modes(fight , flight , freeze) we hold onto the tension. We store the tension, experience, memory and don’t let go. Being stuck in that state anytime anything involuntarily triggers the trauma experience; hurts our ability to connect to the world, express our unique abilities into the world and destroys our sense of self worth. Learning what’s going on is the first step!! Any learned behavior or mechanism can be deconstructed or new tool can be built that are more powerful then the trauma!
Somatic work is helpful, as is polyvagal work and exercises. Trauma release exercises. Acupuncture. I keep going into freeze because of the extent the control over our lives makes me feel "they" have won over collapsing the human spirit, intellect, etc. Then I have to do Qigong or something to release that emotion I created. Peace ☮️
@@jewel7243 Reduce negative thoughts. Its quite simple. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts and anxiety For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight with your thoughts. Slowly negative thoughts will reduce and relax the mind. Deep inhalation-exhalation is not needed. Whenever you are free during the day or night before sleep sit or lie down, be still and observe your breath. Being still reduces negative thoughts. Make the above practice a permanent habit to have a good life. Best wishes and prayers. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
Whenever I have a fight with someone telling me what to do and me not feeling worthy and enough I also start feeling ungrounded and anxious. It’s whenever we are around people who tell us what to do or are manipulative. From here I start worrying about future and past and unable to move forward . Love to everyone going through those things too✨❤️
You can either manage anxiety or have a peace that surpasses all situations and understanding, which doesn’t depend on your circumstances. I am a living testimony of that.
@@ぱ夏 I am sorry to hear how much & how many people are truly suffering! Anxiety/panic attacks are without a doubt thee most terrifying thing I hv ever had to deal with!! If I had 1 wish, I’d wish for the best health for everyone cuz if you don’t hv yr health, you don’t hv much of anything!
Emma, thank you so much for your videos. After finding you yesterday, I started saying to myself every little bit " Right here and now, I am safe, I am protected, and all is well". After severe narcissistic abuse, well off on my healing journey, just days ago I welcomed anxiety and anguish and accepted to feel them. Adding being present and feeling safe in the moment as you suggest in your videos gave me the best night sleep in a long time! Thank you for your contribution, love!
I really appreciate how you thoroughly explain this. My therapist keeps telling me to plant my feet into the ground and breathe. But when I understand the mechanism of this, it makes much more sense and I am more willing to practice this. Thank you, thank you, thank you
@daniel barucha Yes, it is gold to some people including myself. Not everybody has the same opinion, and you do not need to be rude while sharing yours.
Totally been waiting for videos like this for years! Short but thorough and extremely affective! I suffer from anxiety and PTSD and these videos are so extremely helpful and work! Thank You!
Oh my god, this video is life changing. I’ve been trying to ‘think myself calm’ by forcing myself to calm down with my brain, which you’re right - absolutely hasn’t been working. Even watching this video while searching for help, I almost couldn’t calm down enough to watch it - my heart just started beating so fast, because there’s nothing more scary about this feeling than actually trying to confront it. I never thought of this as a fear response, but it is. I’m terrified of things falling apart. The bottom up approach makes so much sense, I am so, so glad I found this video!
Thank you for simplifying what depression and anxiety is for me. I know there's probably other, more "professional" definitions out there that I'm sure you have used, but it's nice to have someone like you who helps break them down to their core. 😊❤️
Not only are your videos immensely helpful (honestly, they've kind of changed my perspective on everything and have been a great addition to my healing process I'm doing in real life therapy), your voice is also very soothing which helps a lot when trying to calm down!
Been watching these videos alot since I keep having these random breakdowns this last month. My bf told me "you're always either mad about the past or mad about something that hasn't happened" and it hit me like a ton of bricks! I need these videos so bad! Thank you for making them!
Dropped here from middle of your amazing Anxiety course. I love how well-planned your videos are! I hate biology and I feel dumb when I read results from google, but your simplified explanations and your tone and your calmness make me calm down and listen with interest. Thank you so much! ❤
I just want to add. In a panic state, the logical list of questions you had placed on the screen, were quite difficult for me to remember. Placing them on a sheet of paper on my bathroom mirror, wasnt much help at all. Life changing, was to write down the 5 senses, (quicker use of the logical brain which actually isnt on during times of panic and anxiety triggered responses.) one word per line. Soo, putting a sheet of paper in your home, (start practicing at home though many anxiety people are often triggered outside the home) It would look like this.. “Hear” “See” “Feel” “Smell” We cant necessarily taste anything, so I personally dont use taste. Just sticking sticky notes on the doorways into the next room helps. Love your grounding meditations. Just GREAT! Thanks for posting more, (personally as a therapist) as many dont have medical insurance once leaving their parents or find it a confusing process. I’m glad more and more therapists and therapy workers are breaking the silence on mental illnesses by posting prctical videos for how to cooe with these things. As someone whos always had a knack for trying to rewire, figuring out how/why my brain is doing specific things, since RUclips came along, videos like these have been far and few between. I see the light in you. Comment readers, I see the light in YOU, too. The light in you is where I find myself. As Neale Donald Walsch put it, “I am that, I am”, has been a huge wuote which has had the most inpact on my life. Realizing that though others may struggle, I, too, struggle just the same. We’re all human and are “objects” (I wont label myself a “victim”) of our own human body’s system and biological systems. Realizing, learning and practicing ways to adapt and evolve are pertinent to our evolution as humans. Know that though you may struggle today, tomorrow, there are those who may seek you out or you may recognize yourself in. And thats ok, we’re human. Give yourself ine to adjust and practice grounding consistently. I noticed after grounding and anchoring- consistently + daily- has given me the last 7 months anxiety-free, without the use of medication. I am attaining my Reiki Master Teacher Certification as we speak. Certified to practice Reiki on others all that I am energetically able. For now, I’m unable to certify anyone at the moment, upon completion of my certification I will have a class listed on own RUclips channel. Love, Light and Peace to all who may need it today. YOU, are loved unconditionally.
You are an incredible woman. You project so much warmth when you speak. My ligyrophobia is a difficult one to resolve. But your words and ideas do help some.
I'm a disabled veteran and my anxiety is all over the place. But I'm watching your playlist and for some reason just listening to you is helping. I really appreciate you for this. I swear I'm about to go crazy at times😅 💪🏾
Check out Brad Yates EFT on yt. A ton of free videos on most issues. Tapping on what they call meridian points which is what they needle in acupuncture whilst giving affirmations can be quite powerful and fast. Especially done frequently to change your subconscious mind in a more permanent way over time. Wishing you love and luck, Jaye :)
I had to halt therapy for financial reasons. I know these videos are not a replacement, but they are helping me so much in the meantime. I try to watch one and practice every night before bed. Thank you so much! xo
I have had extensive medical problems with countless near death and even being revived from death. Always grateful I’m still here…however anytime I get a pain in an area where I needed emergency surgery I cannot move past it and the anxiety sets in. It puts me back to I need to rush to the hospital just in case it’s happening again. Starting to experience it’s not always life threatening. But the anxiety has triggered anxiety attacks now.
THANK YOU FOR BEING TRAUMA INFORMED!!! I just went to a gradual exposure training last week that mentioned no trauma, did not mention the freeze response. That is concerning to me as a trauma provider. I look forward to watching you videos and sharing with my clients! thanks for the resource!
Thank you soooo much!!! I've learned the hard way ,to live at peace in the present moment. Many years of anxiety and extreme panic attacks, medicines and tears to learn to forget about the past and future, and just be at peace in the now,
@@stevemarx6204 !-Eliminating toxic people and activities 2-Slowing down my life 3-Proffessional help (therapy and medication) 4-Prayer and Jesus' teachings in the Bible (The word will teach you the truth and the truth will set you free) 5- Taking care of myself.
A great upload! Thank you! You have made my life a little better as anxiety is making my life is living hell, especially when I have nothing to be anxious about.
Nabil, Heal yourself. Reduce negative thoughts. Its quite simple. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts and anxiety For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight with your thoughts. Slowly negative thoughts will reduce and relax the mind. Deep inhalation-exhalation is not needed. Whenever you are free during the day or night before sleep sit or lie down, be still and observe your breath. Being still reduces negative thoughts. Make the above practice a permanent habit to have a good life. Best wishes and prayers. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
I love the videos. They are really helpful. Most of my music students are with me as they have ADHD or other challenges and their doctor referred to take music classes. Now I know whom I am gonna suggest them to for online sessions. The fact that you are a member of the LDS family makes me very happy. Love from India. ❤
Ahhh yes wonderful supplements! I take L-Theanine. It's a game changer. It's the calming amino acid in green tea. It may not be an essential amino acid according to experts, but it is for me!!
People beware if you’re on ssris and take something like St. John’s wort or 5htp along with the SSRI it could cause serotonin syndrome. So just beware I had no clue . I don’t take ssris anymore . Only all natural things for me. And always make sure things combined with other things won’t make a toxic reaction. Because although some things are herbal and natural it could still Do some weird stuff . But also holy Basil is really good , Ashwaganda KSM-66 is the best type of ashwaganda ... umm lemon balm is good , valerian , chamomile’s amazing too ! I found this amazing brand by NESTED . They have awesome magnesium glycinate , they have an herbal calm one , also a great super b complex . Lots of these supplements are synthetic with toxic ingredients . So just beware . I can make a list of the toxic ingredients in some supplements if y’all want to know .
Thank you for making videos like this. A lot of people needs therapy but either unaware or financially incapable. You could be people's virtual therapist that can rely on anytime. ❤
When I was a kid, I used to control my stress by believing in the philosophy "Mind over Matter." This worked until I was diagnosed (I personally think I was misdiagnosed) with epilepsy. I believe what I've had since 6-7 is a combination of CPTSD, PTSD and PNES(pnes started either in high school or college).
I love your optimism about mental illness, so much stigma about if you call into these categories your like that forever so black and white, you have so much shades of grey it's amazing and hopeful
Grounding-calm Anxiety-future Depression-past How to ground self: 1. Bottom up approach. Focus on breathing for self control. 2. Check in/scale before and after What r u noticing in your body, with breath, feelings, heart and with thoughts? 3. Learn and practice in calm everyday to increase confidence to handle stressful situation.
I think there's a 4th reflex response - float. By floating I mean going into a dream-like withdrawn state. Sometimes when people face an overwhelming crisis, they withdraw, give up trying and just daydream, or become reclusive. You could say that addictions are a floating response. The person's attention focuses on the drug or drink they are addicted to and this protects them from the world which seems too complex or difficult to manage. Perhaps some forms of insanity are examples of floating. It's a way of giving up and not trying to make things work any more. So I believe that there are 4 reflex responses - fight, flight, freeze and float.
That’s what’s called depersonalization, derealization and dissociation. In clinical settings these terms are used only for the more extreme and pathological versions of these responses but they are more or less what you’re saying. These are sometimes grouped under the freeze response but the idea of fight, flight an freeze is a crude approximation. Things are much more complex. It’s just a useful way of explaining things.
This is exactly what I’ve been going through for the last few years. It’s the worst feeling of fluttery fear almost all day every single day. It has crippled me. I try so so so hard to fight it/ combat it/ research it.. I wish there was a miracle for this. Thank you for sharing your comment🙏🏼
@@kaylah3547 Hi Kayla, I wish there was something I could say that would help. All I can think of is for you to avoid energy drinks, soft drinks and coffee. Exercise steadies many people as does meditation. Meditation is a slowly accumulating effect. Healthy food is a kind way to look after yourself.
I appreciate a lot your vídeos! I am a doctor from Brazil, and a naturally anxious person. With some therapy and a lot of treining and learning over the years, I may now consider to be using my anxiety to my best. Initially, I was looking for some practical advice to help my patients, since that's a very commom problem in daily clinics. And found here! But I've been learning a lot to myself here in the end .
Absolutely Fantastic!!! Ma'am I'm from India and was curious to know about Parasympathetic responses. Googled it out found your video, found it to be meaningful and exact and here I am. I've watched your entire series now and have not only learnt so much but also countered my Anxiety and feel at ease. I'm so glad to have found your channel. Keep posting your videos. Lots of Love and Appreciation from my side. Thank You So So Much!!!💖💖🥰🥰
They are not the grounding questions. They are there to check whether the grounding technique is working for you. So you have to ask them before and after doing the grounding technique to see if the grounding technique worked for you.
Thanks very helpful. Learning to breathe with your diaphragm, filling up your belly with air, relaxes the diaphragm, giving more space for your lungs to fill up with air, helps you relax, and even want to yawn. I learned this, when my trumpet teacher taught me how to breathe when playing the trumpet, you start feeling sleepy, your eyes even become watery... and a general calming effect is the result. Just thought I would share these experiences with you. Thanks !!
Best method for me was educating myself on how the sympathetic nervous system works and why it was that it was working against me. My own nervous system! Traitor.
It's not a traitor it's trying to protect you it's usually correct such as when a lion is chasing you it makes you run, however in your case it's malfunctioning a little at times. The human body favours mistakes because it would rather that it mistook something for a lion than be eaten by a lion. Slowly teach your system it's safe
A reason why telling yourself "don't be anxious" does not work, is that the brain doesn't recognize the negation. It's like "don't think of a pink elephant". The picture you get from this is a pink elephant.
Exactly! I use to say, "I am safe" or "I am ok"... That makes me come back to the present moment during an emotional flashback and actually calm my nervous system.
Thank you for this video. I have Addison’s disease and ptsd. The two don’t mix well at all. My fight or flight is completely insane and I’m trying to learn ways to manage my response to stress so I can better manage my Addison’s. When I am really stressed, my body shuts down and I have a very dramatic response to perceived threats that are not really a threat when my cortisol is low. I believe if I can relearn how to calm myself down, I won’t have such horrible symptoms when my cortisol is low. So thank you very much for this and I’ll be following your other videos for more insight.
Forwago program helped me not just to build a better-looking body, but to feel healthier and to have more energy. I wanted to share this because I think more people should find out about this amazing program. Thank you, Forwago!
You are truly a gift from the universe. This video in particular has helped me finally turn around my most difficult mental processes. You are a literal lifesaver. Thank you so much..
Thank you very much for this video. Now I have finally understood that the triggers of anxiety can bypass thinking part of the brain, which is exactly what I noticed happening to me. (Lack of control over fight, flight, freeze response)
Excellent video. Just what I need and so looking forward to checking out all the rest of your videos. So thankful for people like you who post content that is so helpful to people like me who don't exactly have the funds to pay out of pocket for professional help! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
It’s calming just listening to your soothing voice. I find it helpful to do deep breathing 4sec breath in, 4 sec hold and 8 sec breath out. Walking in nature and paying attention to what you see, hear and smell also helps.
Thank you so much. I love your channel. So helpful. And so many of us are struggling. Most of my life I didn't even realize i had PTSD or my anxiety and behaviours were related to childhood trauma. Keep posting. You are a light in the darkness. 💙
Great video and wonderful work. I have been fighting anxiety and fear mode for long time. But your videos helped me lot calming down and relaxing mind even in difficult situations. God bless you.
Hi, that was really helpful. I have recently been suffering from panic attacks due to severe stress due to job loss. I have always been so independent and outgoing to a point now where I avoided going out. I will definitely try these grounding techniques. Thank you!
Emma, I love the way you use words to express your concepts. I believe you would make a wonderful writer and I'd love to see all your precious information shared into a book of yours!
It’s a must learn skill before your court hearing. I was caught by fight/flight/freeze during my court hearing and I had the other party’s lawyer taking a small advantage against me. Today the story will be different. Thank you!
Look into the past though, the early 1980ies actually invented that slogan! And the same generation also bought, "Just do it". I'm not into oversimplifying matters at all (hah!), but, imo, pessimism, and, obsession with "security" actually, are the wrong approach to life. Adjusting is everything, and change is the only constant. And not to go op here, "Stop", is a one word that actually works very well on a 1 - 2, think of the traffic sign at a 3, carry a small version in your purse or whatever and look at it when on a 5.
This is so helpful! I am learning Somatic Experiencing for treating trauma...this really broke down what I have been learning in a "nutshell" so I can explain it to my clients. Many Thanks
I really like your videos. As someone who has always been prone to anxiety and who have had my very first, VERY scary panic attack last year, learning how to activate the parasympathetic resonse is already making a difference. Thank you so much. Do you have any books or other products available?
The flesh, the soul, and the spirit.....I live in a physical body, i have emotions and intellect(the soul)...i am a spirit being. I let the spirit dominate, even when I face danger, and feel the para- sympathetic system kicking in....i will stay grounded.
@@redknight9740 When my mind changed all those years ago,I felt a weight fall onto my forehead,I went from seeing the world from the outside to seeing it from the inside,not a good place to be.
This is the channel I have been looking for. A well explained straight to the point exercise on decreasing anxiety. Great job!
I'm practicing this for myself. As I can almost never behave in a social environment, and miss so many great opportunities.
Awesome, glad you find it helpful. If you struggle with social anxiety the book "Painfully shy" is packed with techniques to overcome it. But I'm going to keep posting videos here that are hopefully the essence of anxiety treatment,
Emma
@@TherapyinaNutshell Hi! Do you recommend the Wim Hof Method?
Hi I recovered from anxiety.but didn't recovered from burning through out the body and eyes.how it takes to a full recovery.plssa replyy
I don't know where you live or what you're going through, but please know that help is available. Suicide is never the solution. Think of everything you enjoy, no matter how small, and never being a able to enjoy those things again. No matter how overwhelming things feel right now, think about the fact that it can all be turned around and you can look back years from now and be happy you learned how and that your life can become something wonderful that you look forward to every day. I know it doesn't feel like that now, and what I'm saying might even seem absurd, but I do get it, and people in unimaginably horrible places have had transformations and now love their lives and help others.
Contact me if you want to talk.
Cliff Konkle: No it’s not.
That’s not cool at all.
Happiness is a choice.
Don’t wait for someone or something to make you happy. Choose to be happy.
Choose happiness.
If you’re not in a good place, start today and search for a good place to feel safe and happy. Ask for help. People are willing to help if you just ask. Even if the person you ask doesn’t seem to be in a good place, he or she will still be able to help. If not, find someone that will, or contact the police or a social worker. You never quit on yourself. We are all designed to survive.
Live !
Thanks you so much for helping me get out of survival mode 🙏🏽
So happy that mental health is getting so much attention, nowadays. I hope this video can help millions, anxiety affects us all.
@Hellboy internet give much knowlegde
So true!
Valium works better
@@hereshoping6992 not for people who fear Valium (like me) right along with any substance that can cause so much more than fear.
Hi
i have been suffering from general anxiety for over 30 years. power of prayer.... i came across your channel. i started studying your information yesterday and putting the info into practice. i am already feeling alot better. thank you
Thank you for this comment. I will continue to look into this. Jesus is so good ❤
Something that helps me manage my mental well being is having a morning routine.
Get out of bed quickly.
Full body dry-brush towards heart.
Cold shower.
Brush teeth.
Thank God for being alive.
Key word being "routine" , and realise that we create ourselves and that we have the internal power to transform our mind set.
Another thing that i think is the biggest thing missing in our lives is Sacred Ceremony. With spiritual intention and prayer incorporated in our daily life, we have a much better chance of making it through the day with good results.
Wow, that's awesome... except maybe the cold shower part!
what’s the full body dry brush?
@@zachmoloney4853 so it's using a natural bristle brush (soft plant fibre brush) to massage lymphatic . It's done dry, straight against your skin and stroke the brush with a little bit of "downward / contact" force bringing all strokes towards your heart. It's good to run the brush all the way from finger tips and toe tips along the entire limb and complete the stroke on top of your heart. Make extra strokes along your neck and back of shoulders. It's a bit difficult to do it perfect and completely just on your self, but a brush with a long handle will help. They usually sell the brushes just in the super market wear the skin care / personal hygiene stuff is. Or a beauty shop. Or just online, just look up " body - brush " . It's really just a way of giving yourself a light massage that works incredibly well. And exfoliates your skin at the same time. Just remember, it's called dry brush, because it's done brushing dry .
I stay home with two babies and miss being able to actually have an uninterrupted routine so much. I know I will get there again someday. For now, I do the best that I can 😅
Routine can be dangerous
I love the way you get to the point without a lot of mindless chatter and give PRACTICAL suggestions and techniques to ground ourselves. Straightforward and to the point is VERY much appreciated !!!!!!!
Emma’s voice is grounding. It’s so soothing.
Love Emma’s vocal tone 😊
I have been struggling with PTSD and have been stuck in extreme fight or flight for years. Understanding the science behind our fight or flight response has helped me so much to move forward thank you for your videos!
3:15 I learned a couple of days ago that *feeling hot* is also part of the flight response.
I wouldn’t notice my heart rate or breathing speed up, so every time that was mentioned by someone or a book, I thought this stuff does not apply to me. But when my therapist asked me, “Do you feel hot right now?” I finally understood why I always get overheated when overwhelmed.
It’s said in Zen, at least that’s where I got it from, that our resistance to our anxiety or negative thoughts is what results in most of the suffering. I also learned to balance a negative thought with a positive one. But to be honest if I’m having lots of negative thoughts it’s usually because I’m sitting around my house all day, no exercise, no hobbies, not talking to anybody, not getting out and about.
Oooh I am just the same. Stay ing useful helps so much too @therapyinanutshell
#calm
That’s why COVID lockdowns have been so hard. Especially in winter when it’s harder to get out.
I feel mentally stale when I am home too much, but as soon as I go out in public, I get overwhelmed no matter where I go, even a park. Sometimes I will hunt down, plan and search for a spot in nature that I feel will be private and isolated so I can enjoy nature on my own but somehow, somewhere a human will find me and dominate the space. If I get myself a treat like McDonald's, I will take time to find a isolated car park and HELLO someone will literally park next to me or bother me in someway every 👏 single 👏 time 👏 so then I'm back at square 1 enjoying my privacy at home 😕 I don't mind interacting with people but 9/10 they are not aware or stuck in what I call the Matrix, Truman show or Sims game play and it draining for me but they walk away energicall6y charged.
Just the title made me realize why I'm just sitting on the couch during the pandemic. I want to clean and sanitize but i feel like I don't want to move. Like I can't move. That must be the freeze response to anxiety. Wow! Thank you. I didn't know there was a term for it. I still feel that way but it's good to understand why.
Jewel I thought I was getting lazy. For a year now I have to talk myself into getting up.
@@freetobememe4358 Something that helps is writing affirmations on a tablet just before sleep then repeating them in your mind once you put your tablet down as you fall asleep. Something like "I will wake up refreshed and ready to start my day with a smile." Or "You will.." Like you're commanding yourself. I hope this helps and that you're doing well. Many blessings to you!
Freeze mode can also be seen in nature. For example, if the baby deer is caught by the cougar, it goes into a freeze mode; so it does not have to experience being eaten. Nature gave us all a way out. The tough part about being a human is when we enter one of these modes(fight , flight , freeze) we hold onto the tension. We store the tension, experience, memory and don’t let go. Being stuck in that state anytime anything involuntarily triggers the trauma experience; hurts our ability to connect to the world, express our unique abilities into the world and destroys our sense of self worth.
Learning what’s going on is the first step!! Any learned behavior or mechanism can be deconstructed or new tool can be built that are more powerful then the trauma!
Somatic work is helpful, as is polyvagal work and exercises. Trauma release exercises. Acupuncture. I keep going into freeze because of the extent the control over our lives makes me feel "they" have won over collapsing the human spirit, intellect, etc.
Then I have to do Qigong or something to release that emotion I created.
Peace ☮️
@@jewel7243 Reduce negative thoughts. Its quite simple. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts and anxiety For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight with your thoughts. Slowly negative thoughts will reduce and relax the mind. Deep inhalation-exhalation is not needed. Whenever you are free during the day or night before sleep sit or lie down, be still and observe your breath. Being still reduces negative thoughts. Make the above practice a permanent habit to have a good life. Best wishes and prayers. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
Whenever I have a fight with someone telling me what to do and me not feeling worthy and enough I also start feeling ungrounded and anxious. It’s whenever we are around people who tell us what to do or are manipulative. From here I start worrying about future and past and unable to move forward . Love to everyone going through those things too✨❤️
You can either manage anxiety or have a peace that surpasses all situations and understanding, which doesn’t depend on your circumstances. I am a living testimony of that.
Fellow Christian? 😊
How did you get there? I am coming out of a medical crisis and having a hard time sleeping
Your voice helped me more than anything. Im crying right now, ptsd, and youre helping me.
I feel your pain. I'm crying too. Can't stop the pain.
I can't cry because that'll stress me out even more
@@ぱ夏 I am sorry to hear how much & how many people are truly suffering!
Anxiety/panic attacks are without a doubt thee most terrifying thing I hv ever had to deal with!! If I had 1 wish, I’d wish for the best health for everyone cuz if you don’t hv yr health, you don’t hv much of anything!
Big BIGGG HUGS TO YOU ALL
💞💞💞
@@ぱ夏 trueeee I stop myself from crying cuz it makes me feel worse. But then when I get the chance to cry, it’s like a waterfall of tears 😥
Emma, thank you so much for your videos. After finding you yesterday, I started saying to myself every little bit " Right here and now, I am safe, I am protected, and all is well". After severe narcissistic abuse, well off on my healing journey, just days ago I welcomed anxiety and anguish and accepted to feel them. Adding being present and feeling safe in the moment as you suggest in your videos gave me the best night sleep in a long time! Thank you for your contribution, love!
I really appreciate how you thoroughly explain this.
My therapist keeps telling me to plant my feet into the ground and breathe.
But when I understand the mechanism of this, it makes much more sense and I am more willing to practice this.
Thank you, thank you, thank you
This is gold. Thanks for making these!
Love your content
Funny seeing you here! Hehe I love your videos too ❤️ your post today was so helpful alongside this video!
@daniel barucha Yes, it is gold to some people including myself. Not everybody has the same opinion, and you do not need to be rude while sharing yours.
Totally been waiting for videos like this for years! Short but thorough and extremely affective! I suffer from anxiety and PTSD and these videos are so extremely helpful and work!
Thank You!
Oh my god, this video is life changing. I’ve been trying to ‘think myself calm’ by forcing myself to calm down with my brain, which you’re right - absolutely hasn’t been working. Even watching this video while searching for help, I almost couldn’t calm down enough to watch it - my heart just started beating so fast, because there’s nothing more scary about this feeling than actually trying to confront it.
I never thought of this as a fear response, but it is. I’m terrified of things falling apart. The bottom up approach makes so much sense, I am so, so glad I found this video!
… I like her…she seems safe… strong.
@A M lols
Both questions were Egoic, pls correct if wrong
@A M same
So true!! 😄
In crisis thank you much
It’s so hard to find a therapist! Thank God for people like you❤
Thank you for simplifying what depression and anxiety is for me. I know there's probably other, more "professional" definitions out there that I'm sure you have used, but it's nice to have someone like you who helps break them down to their core. 😊❤️
Not only are your videos immensely helpful (honestly, they've kind of changed my perspective on everything and have been a great addition to my healing process I'm doing in real life therapy), your voice is also very soothing which helps a lot when trying to calm down!
Been watching these videos alot since I keep having these random breakdowns this last month. My bf told me "you're always either mad about the past or mad about something that hasn't happened" and it hit me like a ton of bricks! I need these videos so bad! Thank you for making them!
Dropped here from middle of your amazing Anxiety course. I love how well-planned your videos are! I hate biology and I feel dumb when I read results from google, but your simplified explanations and your tone and your calmness make me calm down and listen with interest. Thank you so much! ❤
I just want to add. In a panic state, the logical list of questions you had placed on the screen, were quite difficult for me to remember. Placing them on a sheet of paper on my bathroom mirror, wasnt much help at all. Life changing, was to write down the 5 senses, (quicker use of the logical brain which actually isnt on during times of panic and anxiety triggered responses.) one word per line.
Soo, putting a sheet of paper in your home, (start practicing at home though many anxiety people are often triggered outside the home) It would look like this..
“Hear”
“See”
“Feel”
“Smell”
We cant necessarily taste anything, so I personally dont use taste.
Just sticking sticky notes on the doorways into the next room helps.
Love your grounding meditations. Just GREAT! Thanks for posting more, (personally as a therapist) as many dont have medical insurance once leaving their parents or find it a confusing process. I’m glad more and more therapists and therapy workers are breaking the silence on mental illnesses by posting prctical videos for how to cooe with these things. As someone whos always had a knack for trying to rewire, figuring out how/why my brain is doing specific things, since RUclips came along, videos like these have been far and few between. I see the light in you.
Comment readers, I see the light in YOU, too. The light in you is where I find myself. As Neale Donald Walsch put it, “I am that, I am”, has been a huge wuote which has had the most inpact on my life. Realizing that though others may struggle, I, too, struggle just the same. We’re all human and are “objects” (I wont label myself a “victim”) of our own human body’s system and biological systems. Realizing, learning and practicing ways to adapt and evolve are pertinent to our evolution as humans.
Know that though you may struggle today, tomorrow, there are those who may seek you out or you may recognize yourself in. And thats ok, we’re human. Give yourself ine to adjust and practice grounding consistently. I noticed after grounding and anchoring- consistently + daily- has given me the last 7 months anxiety-free, without the use of medication.
I am attaining my Reiki Master Teacher Certification as we speak. Certified to practice Reiki on others all that I am energetically able. For now, I’m unable to certify anyone at the moment, upon completion of my certification I will have a class listed on own RUclips channel.
Love, Light and Peace to all who may need it today. YOU, are loved unconditionally.
You are an incredible woman. You project so much warmth when you speak. My ligyrophobia is a difficult one to resolve. But your words and ideas do help some.
I'm a disabled veteran and my anxiety is all over the place. But I'm watching your playlist and for some reason just listening to you is helping. I really appreciate you for this. I swear I'm about to go crazy at times😅 💪🏾
Jesus loves you man! Repent of your sins and turn to him, he is the prince of peace. God bless you, and thank you for your service.
Hi Jaye, how are you now?
Thank you for your service! Sending ❤️
Check out Brad Yates EFT on yt. A ton of free videos on most issues. Tapping on what they call meridian points which is what they needle in acupuncture whilst giving affirmations can be quite powerful and fast. Especially done frequently to change your subconscious mind in a more permanent way over time. Wishing you love and luck, Jaye :)
@@kingdomtalk2327 how do you know he isn’t Christian?
I had to halt therapy for financial reasons. I know these videos are not a replacement, but they are helping me so much in the meantime. I try to watch one and practice every night before bed. Thank you so much! xo
I have had extensive medical problems with countless near death and even being revived from death. Always grateful I’m still here…however anytime I get a pain in an area where I needed emergency surgery I cannot move past it and the anxiety sets in. It puts me back to I need to rush to the hospital just in case it’s happening again. Starting to experience it’s not always life threatening. But the anxiety has triggered anxiety attacks now.
Everyone forgets about the Freeze part of the F, F, or F response!
So True!
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, no?
I was thinking of another F word.
@@biocykle Yes. In full it's: Fight / Flight, Freeze / Flop, Fawn / Friend
You forgot fawn, Ken!
Thank you for saving me from the edge. I will forever be grateful.
THANK YOU FOR BEING TRAUMA INFORMED!!! I just went to a gradual exposure training last week that mentioned no trauma, did not mention the freeze response. That is concerning to me as a trauma provider. I look forward to watching you videos and sharing with my clients! thanks for the resource!
Thank you soooo much!!! I've learned the hard way ,to live at peace in the present moment. Many years of anxiety and extreme panic attacks, medicines and tears to learn to forget about the past and future, and just be at peace in the now,
What worked for you Lydia Gibbs ?
@@stevemarx6204 !-Eliminating toxic people and activities 2-Slowing down my life 3-Proffessional help (therapy and medication) 4-Prayer and Jesus' teachings in the Bible (The word will teach you the truth and the truth will set you free) 5- Taking care of myself.
gentle yoga with deep breaths creates this grounding experience perfectly
A great upload! Thank you! You have made my life a little better as anxiety is making my life is living hell, especially when I have nothing to be anxious about.
Nabil, Heal yourself. Reduce negative thoughts. Its quite simple. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts and anxiety For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight with your thoughts. Slowly negative thoughts will reduce and relax the mind. Deep inhalation-exhalation is not needed. Whenever you are free during the day or night before sleep sit or lie down, be still and observe your breath. Being still reduces negative thoughts. Make the above practice a permanent habit to have a good life. Best wishes and prayers. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
I love the videos. They are really helpful. Most of my music students are with me as they have ADHD or other challenges and their doctor referred to take music classes. Now I know whom I am gonna suggest them to for online sessions.
The fact that you are a member of the LDS family makes me very happy. Love from India.
❤
Your work is invaluable, Emma. Not only does it help me, but I will be using it to help elderly seniors during these extraordinary times.
I must compliment you on your communicating this complex system to me in a very down to earth way. Thank you so much.
I’ve found taking CALM magnesium before bed and then taking Ashwaganda in the morning has helped my body’s response to FFF.
I take those too and I agree !
Ahhh yes wonderful supplements! I take L-Theanine. It's a game changer. It's the calming amino acid in green tea. It may not be an essential amino acid according to experts, but it is for me!!
People beware if you’re on ssris and take something like St. John’s wort or 5htp along with the SSRI it could cause serotonin syndrome. So just beware I had no clue . I don’t take ssris anymore . Only all natural things for me. And always make sure things combined with other things won’t make a toxic reaction. Because although some things are herbal and natural it could still
Do some weird stuff . But also holy Basil is really good , Ashwaganda KSM-66 is the best type of ashwaganda ... umm lemon balm is good , valerian , chamomile’s amazing too ! I found this amazing brand by NESTED . They have awesome magnesium glycinate , they have an herbal calm one , also a great super b complex . Lots of these supplements are synthetic with toxic ingredients . So just beware . I can make a list of the toxic ingredients in some supplements if y’all want to know .
Thank you for making videos like this. A lot of people needs therapy but either unaware or financially incapable. You could be people's virtual therapist that can rely on anytime. ❤
When I was a kid, I used to control my stress by believing in the philosophy "Mind over Matter." This worked until I was diagnosed (I personally think I was misdiagnosed) with epilepsy. I believe what I've had since 6-7 is a combination of CPTSD, PTSD and PNES(pnes started either in high school or college).
What a smart kid!!
This might be one of the most important videos I've ever watched. Thank you so so much!
I love your optimism about mental illness, so much stigma about if you call into these categories your like that forever so black and white, you have so much shades of grey it's amazing and hopeful
Grounding-calm
Anxiety-future
Depression-past
How to ground self:
1. Bottom up approach. Focus on breathing for self control.
2. Check in/scale before and after
What r u noticing in your body, with breath, feelings, heart and with thoughts?
3. Learn and practice in calm everyday to increase confidence to handle stressful situation.
Thank you!!❤
Thank you
I had a ptsd attack this morning started praying , reciting scripture and listening to a song. It’s what saves me some days
I think there's a 4th reflex response - float. By floating I mean going into a dream-like withdrawn state. Sometimes when people face an overwhelming crisis, they withdraw, give up trying and just daydream, or become reclusive. You could say that addictions are a floating response. The person's attention focuses on the drug or drink they are addicted to and this protects them from the world which seems too complex or difficult to manage. Perhaps some forms of insanity are examples of floating. It's a way of giving up and not trying to make things work any more. So I believe that there are 4 reflex responses - fight, flight, freeze and float.
That’s what’s called depersonalization, derealization and dissociation. In clinical settings these terms are used only for the more extreme and pathological versions of these responses but they are more or less what you’re saying. These are sometimes grouped under the freeze response but the idea of fight, flight an freeze is a crude approximation. Things are much more complex. It’s just a useful way of explaining things.
@@ignaciolarrea429 Thank you for clarifying that. It is all very interesting.
This is exactly what I’ve been going through for the last few years. It’s the worst feeling of fluttery fear almost all day every single day. It has crippled me. I try so so so hard to fight it/ combat it/ research it.. I wish there was a miracle for this. Thank you for sharing your comment🙏🏼
@@kaylah3547 Hi Kayla, I wish there was something I could say that would help. All I can think of is for you to avoid energy drinks, soft drinks and coffee. Exercise steadies many people as does meditation. Meditation is a slowly accumulating effect. Healthy food is a kind way to look after yourself.
I appreciate a lot your vídeos! I am a doctor from Brazil, and a naturally anxious person. With some therapy and a lot of treining and learning over the years, I may now consider to be using my anxiety to my best. Initially, I was looking for some practical advice to help my patients, since that's a very commom problem in daily clinics. And found here! But I've been learning a lot to myself here in the end .
That Spider part jacked me up LMAO I'm definitely in fight or flight
Absolutely Fantastic!!!
Ma'am I'm from India and was curious to know about Parasympathetic responses. Googled it out found your video, found it to be meaningful and exact and here I am. I've watched your entire series now and have not only learnt so much but also countered my Anxiety and feel at ease.
I'm so glad to have found your channel. Keep posting your videos. Lots of Love and Appreciation from my side. Thank You So So Much!!!💖💖🥰🥰
I took a screenshot of the 5 grounding questions. Will practice them throughout my day. Thank you!
Good idea
They are not the grounding questions. They are there to check whether the grounding technique is working for you. So you have to ask them before and after doing the grounding technique to see if the grounding technique worked for you.
Thanks very helpful. Learning to breathe with your diaphragm, filling up your belly with air, relaxes the diaphragm, giving more space for your lungs to fill up with air, helps you relax, and even want to yawn. I learned this, when my trumpet teacher taught me how to breathe when playing the trumpet, you start feeling sleepy, your eyes even become watery... and a general calming effect is the result. Just thought I would share these experiences with you. Thanks !!
Best method for me was educating myself on how the sympathetic nervous system works and why it was that it was working against me. My own nervous system! Traitor.
It's not a traitor it's trying to protect you it's usually correct such as when a lion is chasing you it makes you run, however in your case it's malfunctioning a little at times. The human body favours mistakes because it would rather that it mistook something for a lion than be eaten by a lion. Slowly teach your system it's safe
@@anz10 your smart I like that
same.
Same thing for me 22 years ago. Sad thing is I've tried that approach with others and it didn't work for them.
How did you do it ?
This really helps me. I experienced lots of traumas in the past, I very quickly run to my survival mode. Thanks for sharing ❤️
A reason why telling yourself "don't be anxious" does not work, is that the brain doesn't recognize the negation. It's like "don't think of a pink elephant". The picture you get from this is a pink elephant.
Exactly! I use to say, "I am safe" or "I am ok"... That makes me come back to the present moment during an emotional flashback and actually calm my nervous system.
Thank you for this video. I have Addison’s disease and ptsd. The two don’t mix well at all. My fight or flight is completely insane and I’m trying to learn ways to manage my response to stress so I can better manage my Addison’s. When I am really stressed, my body shuts down and I have a very dramatic response to perceived threats that are not really a threat when my cortisol is low. I believe if I can relearn how to calm myself down, I won’t have such horrible symptoms when my cortisol is low. So thank you very much for this and I’ll be following your other videos for more insight.
OMG Freeze respons.. I am happy I found you. May God bless you.
My son has Autism. He self stimulates and vocalizes when he gets anxious. I think these videos will be very helpful for him. Thank you very much
A word can often also trigger my anxiety, I’d love to reverse that. Will look for the grounding videos!
Yesss like somebody’s name can trigger it for me
Forwago program helped me not just to build a better-looking body, but to feel healthier and to have more energy. I wanted to share this because I think more people should find out about this amazing program. Thank you, Forwago!
You are truly a gift from the universe. This video in particular has helped me finally turn around my most difficult mental processes. You are a literal lifesaver. Thank you so much..
The only channel i trust.
The only channel that actually helps
i use the words.....it’s not the time to worry about that right now, and the thoughts just disappear, and replaced with a smile.
that sums it up nicely!
Oh my stars!!! I'm so glad I found this channel!! I have complex PTSD. These exercises could really help me. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you! I know this as an Occupational Therapist who has worked in Mental Health with adults. Very well explained. I will share your info.
Just watching this video is grounding for me. Sheds the anxiety of what I'm currently facing. thank you!
God bless you lady. You helped me
Thank you very much for this video.
Now I have finally understood that the triggers of anxiety can bypass thinking part of the brain, which is exactly what I noticed happening to me. (Lack of control over fight, flight, freeze response)
Looking forward to watching your series on the aspects of "Grounding".
Excellent video. Just what I need and so looking forward to checking out all the rest of your videos. So thankful for people like you who post content that is so helpful to people like me who don't exactly have the funds to pay out of pocket for professional help! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
I am grateful for you. I am working on activating the vagus nerve so that I break the cycles and PTSD.
I love this. Makes sense and just listening to you brings calm over me. Thank you for these videos.
It’s calming just listening to your soothing voice. I find it helpful to do deep breathing 4sec breath in, 4 sec hold and 8 sec breath out. Walking in nature and paying attention to what you see, hear and smell also helps.
Thank you so much. I love your channel. So helpful. And so many of us are struggling. Most of my life I didn't even realize i had PTSD or my anxiety and behaviours were related to childhood trauma. Keep posting. You are a light in the darkness. 💙
I am committed to this channel along with other actual books at least 4-5 times a week in 2022!
Great video and wonderful work. I have been fighting anxiety and fear mode for long time. But your videos helped me lot calming down and relaxing mind even in difficult situations.
God bless you.
Thanks!
Just your voice is so calming 😇😇
Hi, that was really helpful. I have recently been suffering from panic attacks due to severe stress due to job loss. I have always been so independent and outgoing to a point now where I avoided going out. I will definitely try these grounding techniques. Thank you!
Thank you!!!! I grew up in 90s LA. Therapy was not tenable or accessible and only now have I began addressing those traumatic experiences.
You're like the bridge between spirituality and the more modern scientific approach. I like you!
Really like the way you speak. Its clear and easy to understand.
I so glad that I found this because I had Anxiety attached couple time thank you for sharing.
thanks
Emma, I love the way you use words to express your concepts. I believe you would make a wonderful writer and I'd love to see all your precious information shared into a book of yours!
Body work is so great to ground, thank you the video is great and i will be sharing with my clients 🙏
Awesome! I'm glad you like it. I really had therapists in mind when I made this channel :)
Wow she's right. Generally the present is safe. Safe enough for me to ponder the past and the future, that triggers my sadness and anxiety. Thanks!
That's grounding.
Could you talk about what to do when, during a panic attack or an anxiety episode, how to deal with derealization and depersonalization? Thank you!
She has those videos if I find them I’ll copy the link
@@raulvasconcelos5572 thank you
@@ZiggyWhiskerz ruclips.net/video/Lp2jgkoVLys/видео.html
Which video is it? Suffering from panic disorder and just started Zoloft with increased anxiety and need help
@@Anyida9034 I had the same reaction.If you need to go off them do it slowly..
Wow! This is the explanation I've been waiting for for a LONG time. Your Bottom Up wording gave me a lot of clarity. Thank you!
That spider come on the screen n I about jumped off the couch!:)
I did too wtf
Same 😞
Exactly! Like I’m having a hard time trusting her now cuz why would you do that to me 😅
That was awful 😭. I can't watch the video. A very awkward choice, especially by someone who is a therapist...
It’s a must learn skill before your court hearing. I was caught by fight/flight/freeze during my court hearing and I had the other party’s lawyer taking a small advantage against me. Today the story will be different. Thank you!
Propranolol
Hi, can you demonstrate one grounding exercise? That would be helpful
One of the few Americans I can listen to, she’s not shouting or ranting!
Depression can also happen when you feel like you have no future.
Same
Yes or dont know the not knowing the unknown
Look into the past though, the early 1980ies actually invented that slogan! And the same generation also bought, "Just do it". I'm not into oversimplifying matters at all (hah!), but, imo, pessimism, and, obsession with "security" actually, are the wrong approach to life. Adjusting is everything, and change is the only constant. And not to go op here, "Stop", is a one word that actually works very well on a 1 - 2, think of the traffic sign at a 3, carry a small version in your purse or whatever and look at it when on a 5.
@Junder R Yeah there's nothing organic about working a dead end job in a dreary windowless death cubicle that makes you want to jump off a cliff.
Or when I don't feel I'm being understood or listened to, and have done my best, but nothings getting better, it's only continuing to be painful.
It amazed me when I realized that I was doing all the meditations and grounding things when I was not safe. I cried like a child.
This is so helpful! I am learning Somatic Experiencing for treating trauma...this really broke down what I have been learning in a "nutshell" so I can explain it to my clients. Many Thanks
Awesome! Love SE
Your voice & manner are extremely calming :) thank you - this is a great channel
Thank you for making this video. Know your work is helpful. Love and regards.
Thank you!
This video is a life saver.I couldn't cope untill I watched two of your videos.Thank you
I really like your videos. As someone who has always been prone to anxiety and who have had my very first, VERY scary panic attack last year, learning how to activate the parasympathetic resonse is already making a difference. Thank you so much. Do you have any books or other products available?
I cannot thank you enough for your grounding videos 😌 they have helped me so much throughout my anxiety.
The flesh, the soul, and the spirit.....I live in a physical body, i have emotions and intellect(the soul)...i am a spirit being. I let the spirit dominate, even when I face danger, and feel the para- sympathetic system kicking in....i will stay grounded.
My mind has been disassociated from reality for over 2 decades,will grounding help as I'm am getting tired of living this way.
Reality is merely a construct . Enjoy the ride , you are here for a good time, not a long time . Be safe my friend
@@redknight9740 When my mind changed all those years ago,I felt a weight fall onto my forehead,I went from seeing the world from the outside to seeing it from the inside,not a good place to be.
Just remember the mantra "this too shall pass"