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Self Soothing The Senses
Self-soothing is one of the most effective tools we have to get through the most painful and scary moments in life. While these techniques don’t solve any problems for us, they do help us manage the fear and anxiety that prevent us from taking action. Self-soothing is also crucial for a variety of mental health reasons.
We all struggle with anxiety from time to time. Even though it’s uncomfortable, it’s a natural and sometimes useful sensation. It helps us feel when something is wrong or dangerous long before we figure it out logically. If all is well with our natural anxiety response, the bad feeling shouldn’t stick around. Anxiety is supposed to subside soon after we remove ourselves from the sketchy situation or solve the problem.
For most people, anxiety and panic attacks are rare occurrences which are stressful, but not major life problems. Unfortunately though, for many of us that’s not the case. Nearly 1 out of every 5 Americans struggle with chronic, heightened anxiety that doesn’t go away even when the danger has passed.
What can you do?
Soothe your senses
If you’re having a hard time dealing with recurrent anxiety and overwhelming emotions, let me share how to literally ‘calm your nerves (and senses!)’ whenever possible. Whenever you ever find yourself feeling out-of-control…
