Calming Anxiety With Your Body’s Built-in Anti-Anxiety Response 11/30

You are changing my entire life. I want you to know from the void of the internet that you are changing someone's life that can't afford therapy and didn't have any tools before. Thank you for these videos, they have meant the world to me.

I can't believe no one taught us this in school... when we're being "prepared" to eventually do stressful jobs.

"Your brain perceives multitasking as a threat." Oh my goodness, this explains so much!!!! I am writing that down and putting it on my wall 🤣

Here are the timestamps! Calm Down Skills - 9:32 1. Tapping - 10:23 2. Laughter - 12:10 3. Getting Upside Down - 12:31 4. Washing Your Face with Cold Water: 12:45 5. Monotasking - 13:01 6. Mindfulness - 13:14 7. Do Something Slow: 13:32 8. Sex - 13:44 9: Pay Attention to Your Biorhythms - 14:05 10. Hug Someone - 14:17 11: Stretching - 14:33

1. Tapping 2. Laughter 3. Getting upside down 4. Washing face in cold water 5. Mono-tasking 6. Mindfulness 7. Do something slow 8. Sex 9. Pay attention to biorrhythms 10. Hug someone 11. Stretch

Probably repeating myself on this channel: One trick that works really well for me is to watch videos of cute pet animals relaxing. Their relaxation is instantly transferred onto your nervous system. So videos of cats, dogs and kittens sleeping, yawning, stretching, lazing around playfully, grooming themselves, squirrels eating nuts, cows grazing, goats jumping around, deer, sheep walking around all produce an instant parasympathetic response. I simply cannot stop yawning for a couple of minutes. Hope this helps someone. Also, Emma is a saint. 🥰

I've been told so often that everything is alright when I knew it wasn't and I could feel that it wasn't. So now when I'm anxious and I try to breathe deeply, my anxiety goes up even more because I'm again hearing 'It's alright' when my body is clearly telling me it's not. And trying to discuss it with myself makes it still worse. I feel like I'm trying to gaslight myself. The only thing that helps is to just accept that I am anxious and to thank my body for being so vigilant and protective of me. It doesn't make the anxiety go away but it makes it easier to bear it until it fades on its own.

My Dad died of cancer 3 weeks ago. I cared for him for 7 months and held his hand when he passed. It was more traumatizing than I thought it would be. Now that he’s passed, I’m having all kinds of physical symptoms. I stumbled across this therapist’s videos and I can’t stop watching. She explains things sooo well, and she is just so sweet and calming. I keep hearing myself say as I watch her videos, “she’s so sweet; I just love this lady”. I don’t know where she’s located or anything about her, but if she’s in the wash DC or surrounding area, she’d be my therapist!

I started using the first technique. The dog technique. I used to reach for food when feeling stressed. I confused hunger and stress. Then, instead of reaching for food, I lied down and closed my eyes. And I feel my emotions. The dog technique. Just lie down and close your eyes, not to relax, but to feel emotions.

Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this. Take it day by day.

*at work Me saying to myself: I am safe *Starts crying Why does this happen? I also cried when you said that we are safe.

Sometimes it's the tiny sound bite that hits home and the message sticks. For me it's when you said "your body sees multitasking as a threat". Wow.

As a military member, someone who deals with anxiety, someone who has endured several traumatic experiences + someone who has definitely felt the physical manifestations of choosing to not feel my emotions after suddenly losing a close family member, I thank you SO much for these videos 🙏🏽🧡!!

I started to cry uncontrollably while watching your videos, and I think it means that you are helping me have a breakthrough in my anxiety management. Thank you for this gift. You are helping us all.

My biggest struggle with anxiety and panic is triggered by minor physical illnesses. A bladder infection or upset stomach sends me into meltdown mode with fears that what I have is going to get worse. I like your approach to dealing with this so I’ll check out your other videos to see if you address that kind of situation. Right now my only recourse is medication but I’d like to be able to avoid it altogether.

I have attempted to meditate many times in my life and prior to this CD the only success I've experienced is with live guided meditation. youtube.com/post/Ugkxzpa8CIfZcihW4Z0F_ja0QF3W9KIat… This is the first CD I've used that cuts through my unmedicated ADHD and enables me to truly relax and experience a quiet and energizing interval. The instructors voice is very soothing and pleasant to listen to. I am easily able to sit successfully through the entire CD, and for quite some time after. I cannot adequately express how tremendously helpful this CD has been on my spiritual journey!! Two thumbs up and 10 stars!

can i just say i love you <3

Thank you. I’m having the worst anxiety I’ve ever had in my life. I’m 37 and I really truly believe it’s my hormones making me nuts

Reminds me of Psalm 23. "You make me lie down in green pastures" 🙏