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

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Your body has a built-in, natural ability to calm anxiety. Learn four simple, body-based ways you can calm anxiety by turning on the parasympathetic nervous system.
Calming anxiety is something you can learn to do when you learn how the parasympathetic response works as an anti-anxiety reaction.
Anxiety, PTSD, trauma, and other intense emotions are rooted in the nervous system, specifically the sympathetic response, but our body has a built-in natural ability to calm anxiety by turning on the parasympathetic nervous system.
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@misskellyann1013 2 года назад

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.

@asamauabdullahianyagwa3449 2 года назад

He is the best when it comes to recovery pregnancy.... ..

@asamauabdullahianyagwa3449 2 года назад

ViawhatsApp..

@melodieneil712 2 года назад

Me too!

@MadisynCzarnecki 2 года назад

i feel the same, i cannot afford therapy so i am here.

@amazingyoga6871 2 года назад

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@fraukatze1147 3 года назад

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

@charlesjsescoto 3 года назад

❤️

@ShyteriaSmith Год назад

♥️🫶🏽

@LostWithoutHer Год назад

So, your spouse is in the room next door and hears you laughing at the tv set as you tap on the coffee table and she says 'what was that?' She then begins to follow you to see how weird you could be. You wash your face with cold water, get upside down, start to look at you phone screen and then you tell her that's boring as you slowly, flirtatiously remove some articles of clothing and wink and smile at her way. Then she's lost as you proceed but walks up to you, inquisitively. You pull her in for a hug and the hug runs and takes off into a very rewarding sex session. Biorrythms collide, synchronize. and at the end, if you did it right, you won't need to stretch.

@Lacky546 Год назад

eating should help aswell, maybe chewing gum

@Saffins Год назад

@@Lacky546 That’s how eating disorders start. I used to do it when I was younger and did more harm than good because I felt guilty of over eating when my body didn’t need to. I think chewing gum is a better alternative

@tristins9644 2 года назад

"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 🤣

@JDOGFTW Год назад

haha

@quickgirl80 Год назад

When I think of the term “multitasking” I get stressed. My old boss would constantly tell me I wasn’t doing my job if I wasn’t multitasking. Same with my husband, if I can’t do multiple things at once, then I’m lazy. This explains why I feel the way I do every day. Later I read that no one can actually multitask. We only perform rapid task switching! 😂

@tristins9644 Год назад

@@quickgirl80I can relate! I'm working on reprogramming my brain away from trying to multitask. It's totally the way our modern society expects us to function and it's insanity because it is impossible! Something always suffers when we try.

@Vivek._Ra Год назад

I’ve been multitasking for a whole month 😮

@chrisstein5473 Год назад

@@JDOGFTW kw

@miezepups15 2 года назад

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.

@Kya71887 2 года назад

Thank you. This is the first thing actually applicable to me. This whole video and the comments until yours have felt like they were only helpful to people who weren't already hyper self aware and needed a change in perspective and to acknowledge facts about their situation and other general mental health advice that are too simplistic for situations like mine where there is a lot more involved than is covered here. I was looking for something to see that I'm not the only one who views things as you said. I find my conditions a lot easier when I accept them as they are. Thank you.

@asamauabdullahianyagwa3449 2 года назад

He is the best when it comes to recovery pregnancy....

@TheTinKunt 2 года назад

Yep, I am also hype aware and feel like I’m gaslighting myself , so it’s like I am going through a lot of these videos and just trying to find the thing that actually clicks.

@Chickaqee 2 года назад

She talks about this in other videos, but what these exercises are really for, is disordered anxiety, not regular anxiety. If you're actually in danger you shouldn't just try to keep calm and shut down your real, helpful emotions.

@TawnyC_ Год назад

Yes

@baysismful 3 года назад

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

@lolalovesfetishclips 3 года назад

I cried watching this because it was like i finally understood. She is an excellent teacher. Therapists would tell me imagine a happy place, do this or that but never really explained why it would help. Its like my eyes have been opened and im excited to try some of these ideas.

@jonthebutcher 3 года назад

The government don't give a shit about you,that's why.

@morgansimmons383 3 года назад

@@jonthebutcher Well damn 😳

@sanjosunshine7091 3 года назад

I feel you!!! And also how to do burocracy. In Germany this is a huge thing. And when you have trained it you don't panic as much. There are so many lifeskills that should be thought in school 🏫

@wootwootwoot32 3 года назад

Yassss

@actsrv9 3 года назад

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. 🥰

@frankwhelan1715 3 года назад

Ironically, when I see animals being well treated ,as in this video,it reminds me of experiences I'v had, and which I'v seen and read about, of the many who are not so lucky and are abused, and so causes me stress, so even watching a self help vid on stress can cause me stress,can't win, fortunately most people aren't so sensitised, even people who hate cruelty.

@actsrv9 3 года назад

@@frankwhelan1715 One of the most powerful aspects of anxiety is the forceful negative voice that says: "... that maybe, but remember this suffering and that torture and this sorrow and that pain". It does not stop even if you were to win a million dollars or get married to the best person you know. It just keeps hammering like a broken machine. The solution that works for me against this is to first label it as "hopeless perpetual negative" and step aside from it. Labelling it takes away a lot of its power. See if that helps. If only one thing bad happened to you, the HPN process will use that one bad thing to rob you of all your 100 joys (did you notice how hopelessly negative that sounded?) which is senseless mental self-violence, nothing more. Best way is to label it without fail and step aside.

@sea4605 3 года назад

I personally love watching aquatic animals, particularly fish. It's calming seeing beautiful underwater scenery paired with the flowy movements of fish.

@actsrv9 3 года назад

@@sea4605 I agree that is pretty relaxing too.

@cdcdogs4961 2 года назад

That’s exactly what I do! 👍🏼😁 I always joke about watching cat videos when I’m stressed but it can be any animal that makes you laugh. My new favorite is BiBi the baby monkey… you can’t help but to be happier when your done. 🥰

@almeier Год назад

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

@stellaancimer8505 Год назад

Some People with laugh get cataplexy and become paralized, someone dont have anyone to hug All the best🙏

@ilyasuad9312 Год назад

❤

@nowandthennn Год назад

Thank you for the time stamps .

@alicelee5045 7 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for the time stamps.

@davidleo5766 7 месяцев назад

have been a victim of Anxiety disorder for the past years and all through college, thanks to #DoctorEromon on RU-vid… .. I'm getting hold of my self now,

@johnmasella3944 Год назад

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.

@danielb.6184 Год назад

Sounds like a healing response! Which video were you watching when that happened?

@maryallen352 7 месяцев назад

Your eyes starts keep doing the exercises

@maryallen352 7 месяцев назад

I meant to say you're having anxiety over and over do the exercise

@ID-8491 4 месяца назад

I wish i could have better access to crying.

@hisenseks 3 месяца назад

Mee too 🥲

@happy_nancy4530 3 года назад

1. Pair the belief that I'm safe... 2. ...with Mindful awareness 3. ...and physical Self-Regulation of my body.

@TherapyinaNutshell 3 года назад

yes!

@malipena9751 Год назад

So I just did the above and actually felt calmness wash over me. Thank you for the quick reference guide!

@sharonbooboo 3 года назад

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!

@DK_1977 2 года назад

Sorry for your loss ❤️

@joseperez1085 2 года назад

I am so sorry for your loss.

@sewmixed4909 2 года назад

My dad was in home Hospice and it was traumatizing for me too. He died from cancer in Feb. 2022, did this video really help?? :)

@lindaarena4022 2 года назад

Im so sorry for your loss and pain, you didnt happen to stumble into these videos, it came from God! I went thru the same situation, I lost my father to cancer after close to a year of him suffering and held him as he took his last breath so I can truly relate to your pain and struggles. one of the hardest things I've had to live thru...I'm in a tough season now, years later, going thru a horrible divorce and surviving the abuse...Im now healing and leaning on God with all my might, I too stumbled across these and found such help thru her and her videos and I know in my heart it's from God helping me heal..blessing me daily. Praise God!!

@sharonbooboo 2 года назад

@@lindaarena4022 hi Linda! As I just got your comment, I lost my Mom just this week - 11 months from losing my Dad. Whew! I feel like I need to go on a anti-anxiety retreat 😩

@Jessica_PMHNP 8 месяцев назад

Battling a season of anxiety! Praying to overcome this soon! Thanks so much for this video!🙏

@yvettemundo6283 3 месяца назад

Praying for you Jessica. God is always with us and even though we go through difficult seasons in our life, we are not alone. You are not alone, and this too shall pass. 🙏❤️😇

@tashamae Год назад

I have never been through this much stress and anxiety to the point that I'm experiencing hyperacidity throughout the day and cannot sleep. But one night, I have seen one of your videos on my recommendations (when I needed it the most). I can say that I'm really learning and starting to feel better now. Plus, your voice itself calms me! Thank you so much, Emma. You are a savior for the most of us!

@sarinirangedera7476 11 месяцев назад

thats so great ❤ happy for you! wish you calm and ease and peace

@DGM34 4 месяца назад

This happened a to me too I get to stressed my stomach starts to hurt so bad

@ronlugbill1400 3 года назад

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.

@dariosergevna 3 года назад

I’m also laying down every time it’s too much

@creamrising 3 года назад

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.

@lacelace9331 8 месяцев назад

I'm almost in tears with how much calmer I am. It's typically taken HOURS to calm back down

@elkanaharthur7713 2 года назад

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

@AnyaReal 3 года назад

What a sweet caring therapist! Thank you, Emma. You make this world so much better! Happy Earth Day, everyone!

@TherapyinaNutshell 3 года назад

Thank you! You too! Happy Earth Day!

@amazingyoga6871 2 года назад

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@annamcmahan967 2 года назад

@@TherapyinaNutshell a am a a a w molly p

@jeanwagner1977 2 года назад

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@hotelpousadaportomilenio3502 3 года назад

Every night when going to bed, my anxiety symptoms start, this, even if I am calm and relaxed!

@Bloogly89 3 года назад

Have you tried Wim Hof breathing? It's like a heavy duty parasympathetic response. Search it on RU-vid and do it in bed.

@msprecious3498 2 года назад

You feel loss of. Control perhaps then

@alexpickle2413 2 года назад

Maybe it’s cause you are trying to force yourself to sleep

@cherylpa527 2 года назад

I just wanted to say, as a a clinician (I'm a PA), you are an amazing mental health care provider. The work you are doing is so important and valuable and you are helping so many people!. I appreciate you and your techniques have been helping me immensely to cope dealing with this pandemic along with my own issues. Sending you love and wishing you all the best! ❤️

@asamauabdullahianyagwa3449 2 года назад

He is the best when it comes to recovery pregnancy.... ..

@asamauabdullahianyagwa3449 2 года назад

ViawhatsApp..

@missbambiplays7660 Год назад

I come back to these videos every time i’m having anxiety. You have helped me almost rid my medical induced anxiety! I have been getting out of the blue panic attacks lately while doing anything, laundry, reading, gaming, sitting, walking, you name it. My heart rate slowed down shortly after watching 2 of these videos and I already feel so much better. Thank you so much for these and for helping thousands of people, including myself.

@lxowlife Год назад

You’re not alone! Sending hugs

@krittikaghosh6812 Год назад

WOW, I have GAD too amy heart rate is increasing when I wake up and during the say many times, don't know how to deal with it

@nagashreeks380 Год назад

Anxiety for house work daily morning and slows down evening someone help with techniques to concentrate where in i go blank during anxiety

@tomaszkijak2642 10 месяцев назад

I couldn't agree more. I keep rewatching the videoes when the going gets tough. Emma has a natural gift (or learned skill, doesn't matter) to calm things down. I have lived with OCD for more or less 30 yrs with relapses now and then. Somehow, one gets used to it - unwillingly or not.

@lynnkahle2586 8 месяцев назад

I've been so sick with anxiety I am never hungry anymore.

@Periscope99985 3 года назад

I recovered 99 percent ✌ Thanks Just focus on work and care for loved ones

@sauceinnasaucer42 3 года назад

What helped you most?

@Periscope99985 3 года назад

@@sauceinnasaucer42 keep busy

@toothsometofu 3 года назад

I suffer from cptsd as a results of being an autistic queer person raised in a cult like religion. Until now i never had the words to describe my experiences but i now know that Iv’e struggled with severe depression, and two anxiety disorders (general and social) since about age fourteen. Discovered and got diagnosed with ASD this year at 31 has been incredibly eye opening. I’ve spent the last few years learning all i can about trauma, emotions, disassociation, different modes of therapy, regulation, polyvagal theory, attachment theory, etc. Thank you for the tips and reminder to stay in my body; it’s a constant struggle to stay conscious and aware. When I’ve used EFT in the past, I repeat the cycle over and over until i feel my body relax somewhat and like to incorporate also the mantra “My body doesn’t feel safe, but I am okay.”. It can feel like I’m lying because I don’t feel Olay so I might initially end it more like “and I don’t feel okay.” Then to “but i will be okay” and so forth until I feel I can genuinely say and believe the whole lot “My body doesn’t feel safe, but I am okay.” By that point my sympathetic nervous system has typically mellowed. It’s extra hard to develop inner awareness/consciousness when you have underdeveloped interception and have had to modify & suppress your natural way of being and moving in the world to mimic neurotypicals and developed an uncanny survival skill of disassociating to block out overwhelming sensory sensitivities.

@talvez6845 3 года назад

Well said and well done, I like the mantra🙏🏼

@jimspencer4413 3 года назад

You've been through a lot of serious trauma, but should be very proud of how well you've marshaled your own resources to get better. You are still fairly young, and I wish you well in your future endeavors. Take care, an older person who's dealing with somewhat similar problems (and solutions!)

@markmontes1795 3 года назад

You are blanking awesome!

@ahoopz7692 2 года назад

You got this and don’t give up 💪🏽💪🏽

@loriar1027 Год назад

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.

@DS-ng6qz Год назад

I think you should also her anxiety health cycle .it will help you for sure.dont googling about diseasesor symtoms. it is just your sensation ..

@NoxCattus Год назад

It took me decades to realize I did that. For the longest, I wondered why I would dry heave any time I got sick (even if if was a cold). I basically ended up in situations where there was no physical ailment and I got sick to stomach to make the connection....

@campfortune 7 месяцев назад

so I am not the only one

@snowps1 7 месяцев назад

Omg, me too. I'm in the middle of this right now. I also want to avoid going back on meds!

@rayshellray2824 6 месяцев назад

Omg u are not alone that Is so me I today had some belly ach that be no big deal to most and some back pain made my mind think kidney stone I even went out to the er buy the waiting area was so busy I came home manged to get my kids in bed now I'm listening to this hope it help

@tothemoon8465 2 года назад

1 thing that also can trigger calm is to "Relax into what you feel". Accepting the sensations, not trying to change anything, and just be OK being with them for a moment

@stephaniebaffone2321 3 года назад

Emma, you are such a gift. I use your videos personally and share them with my clients. It’s tough to accomplish the kind of teaching they need in a 50 minute weekly session. You are my go to co-therapist! So much gratitude.

@jeanwagner1977 2 года назад

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@morganmcneill2210 3 года назад

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 🙏🏽🧡!!

@Sarai1996 3 года назад

Same!

@morganmcneill2210 3 года назад

@@Sarai1996 🧡🧡🧡

@sabine3769 3 года назад

Thank sincerely for serving

@staciegulizia4144 2 года назад

Thank you for your service. It’s commendable and courageous of you to be searching for help and support. Keep reaching out. You deserve it!

@morgan.a.mcneill 2 года назад

@@sabine3769 Thank you, sincerely, for your support 🙏🏽.

@leoncharles1431 2 года назад

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.

@asamauabdullahianyagwa3449 2 года назад

ViawhatsApp

@asamauabdullahianyagwa3449 2 года назад

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@joannaedwards6325 2 года назад

@@asamauabdullahianyagwa3449 Your constant repeated IRRELEVANT comments are nit helpful to these ppl here who need mental help. Plus you are just plain ANNOYING. Please stop!!

@urvashisharma8879 3 года назад

Deep breathing makes it harder for me to breathe. Only small slow breaths helps tfor me to be able to relax.

@malissahyatt2425 2 года назад

Whatever works.

@Sarai1996 3 года назад

This video is amazing!! This should be added to the curriculum in schools starting in Pre-k and onwards. Adolescent years could be a lot less stressful and it could prevent anxiety and depression conditions.

@staciegulizia4144 2 года назад

I taught preschool for 30 years. We focused a lot on social and emotional development, noticing and naming emotions, expressing our emotions effectively and appropriately, responding to other’s emotions, coping with stress in healthy ways, etc... Sadly, preschool teachers will just be at the beginning of teaching these important developmental skills but then have to send the kids off to public or private school (K-12) where none of these skills are fostered. Many quality Early Childhood Education programs in our country have been years ahead on this issue, but the upper grade levels never caught on to this important developmental need. It is truly a sad fact of our education system.

@sandra969 2 года назад

So true so sad it would be so beneficial.

@kimberlykennedy747 2 года назад

Amen!!!

@carolebuckle7977 2 года назад

I had agoraphobia for 27 years, first 8 years I was a recluse ….one day I had reached a point. And I said to my husband let’s go for a drive & let’s face this anxiety head on! I had a huge anxiety attack, But I relaxed my muscles & took deep breaths, even when I my heart was racing, I was not forcing it & eventually my palpitations stopped. I went through it & came out of the other side & realised I was not going to die! finally after all these years I got it. I do not label myself anymore I found that did not help ! Hence why I say I had Agoraphobia, I now tell myself I have made progress & I do not put myself through to much in one day. This programme is so helpful to people who have no tools or still learning how to use them. Hugs from England to everyone 🇬🇧 😉🙋‍♀️xxx

@blesd4success 2 месяца назад

I’ve been there. Afraid to leave the house.

@carolebuckle7977 2 месяца назад

@@blesd4success we have good days, we have bad days, we all have them. Stay well 🙏🏻❤️🇬🇧

@amihere383 Год назад

I can’t thank you enough for this. Trying to hold back this breakdown until after work, because it’s like you read my mind in every session. You’re better than any of the three therapists I’ve had and I can’t even actually talk to you. Thank you so much.

@shanonknowlton5224 3 года назад

Emma you have been a great blessing in my life!! I have struggled with intense anxiety and depression for almost 30 years and no one has ever taught me the things that you are so selflessly teaching in your videos. THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! I have been trying to find a therapist to help with the stress ladder and making small steps to overcome the fear of having severe anxiety and have not had a lot of luck. I know Heavenly Father will guide me as I truly feel that He guided me to you!!

@tristins9644 2 года назад

I can relate to that kind of anxiety Shanon, you will come out the other side! Prayers for you 💜

@raspberrynation 3 года назад

Having a breakfast rich in protein activates the rest and digest mode which in turn calms down the nervous system.

@leelee185 2 года назад

do you have examples of protein rich cereals?

@peaches8864 2 года назад

As a new psychologist, your comments on feeling as though you NEED to be stressed and as intense as possible to do a good job rings so true. Thank you so much, I hadn’t even realised I was putting this pressure on myself.

@grayven123 5 месяцев назад

Your videos are making an impact on my mental health. I have chronic depression and anxiety, and over the last few years my anxiety has increased. Once I started watching your videos and started to learn about anxiety I gained tools and knowledge on how to effectively defuse the bomb that is my anxiety.

@dancingin2024 3 года назад

These are all great tips. I would also add - spend a ton of time in nature, and eat WHOLE foods :)

@mjchecksfield914 2 года назад

I love entering a forest , that triggers a while set of different and good feelings. As does sitting at a beach listening to the waves.

@littletodger7008 3 года назад

Real intelligence tickled by gentle humour is so vivacious. Emma has it in spades.

@patriciacurran3989 11 месяцев назад

I'm beginning to think I've been living in a state a freeze for the majority of my life. The tears are flowing as I flash back to the times in my life where the state of fear left me unable to defend myself or set boundaries with the abusive syblings in my family.

@stephanievaldez5996 Год назад

Thanks Emma ima start to work with my anxiety each time a day because I’ve been having anxiety attacks and I didn’t know how to control them at all for me to listen to you for the first time I wanted to cry because I don’t want to feel this way and this help me little by little when I get I just go to your videos and see what could help me out with day to day life ❤ very grateful that you are here telling us how to calm ourselves down and how to deal with anxiety you are awesome therapist because nobody an afford it thanks again Emma and I’m try to heal myself little by little ❤️🙏🏼god bless you

@meagles1333 3 года назад

The work you're doing on this channel is helping a lot of people. It's so simple but so powerful. Thank you so much

@laiqism 3 года назад

I have been struggling with stress, anxiety and it’s related side effects on my mood, and despite practising meditation and general wellness techniques, i felt at loss for how easily i slide into stress response. Watching your videos have helped me put things into perspective. So much so that just realising that i am safe, and realising that i have created a dependency on avoidance (like you said) which causes more stress, i already feel calm and relaxed. Thank you. I needed this.

@bellydonut 2 года назад

So happy to have found you. Even your voice and your manner is soothing. I’ve been chronically ill for a year and really starting to realize how much my nervous system has been impacted because of it. I am doing the Gupta program now but it definitely takes a lot of patience. Thank you so much for your information! It is so helpful! I cannot believe how powerful our brains are over our bodies… I’m trying so hard to have power over my brain and I never ever realized how difficult it actually is.

@ieatpaintchips72 2 года назад

Holy crap! That tapping this took me from a 7 to a 4. That's freaking amazing.

@FreeMeJB 3 года назад

I taught myself to “spin down” every few minutes. It’s basically relaxing. It literally changed my entire life. Patience is all it takes.

@sandstone_block5980 Год назад

how do u do that?

@7Annamallover7 3 года назад

I won’t be able to really express how much your video, about being stuck in that nervous loop, helped me realize why I couldn’t get better. I got into an outlandishly awful state. It was so bad it was worse than being bed ridden and mentally paralyzed! That video helped me understand that it was a constant state of extreme fight or flight. I knew this, but I didn’t know I could trigger my parasympathetic nervous system to actually start working again. My body needed, and is currently learning, that it’s safe and I’m seeing results. This is life changing! I owe you (and my husband) my life. I don’t really know how to thank you for what many doctors and therapists couldn’t even help me with!

@mjchecksfield914 2 года назад

I have never understood why traditional western medicine gives you pills or pushes you to see cliincal pyschologiists when there are such simple mechanisms like we see here to retrain your mind/body responses. Even just as little as tapping your face or chest, or licking your lips or looking with your eyes to 3 o clock position, putting your hand on heart = they all work at creating the safe or rest and digest state of mind.

@7Annamallover7 2 года назад

@@mjchecksfield914 I suffer from extreme high anxiety to the point where I can't even get up from bed to make breakfast. Literally a normal lifestyle is impossible. I'm someone with a lot of will power, I got straight A's throughout school. I'm a perfectionist and a high achiever by nature. All that to say that there are definitely real mental disorders. I know more than anything that there is something legitimately wrong in my brain. I've seen so many therapists, countless doctors, I've explored many avenues of healing my mental state. There are people like me where your brain doesn't respond to positive situations and only negative situations and there is nothing you can do to force it. I would have thought the same thing as you but unless you've lived through the hell you won't be able to understand that it is a very serious brain issue.

@7Annamallover7 2 года назад

@@mjchecksfield914 Although I've seen some results with this video I'm still in great need of a medication to be somewhat functional.

@shyaaammeneen63 2 года назад

@@mjchecksfield914 Reduce negative thoughts to have a good life. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts-anxiety. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, 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 they will reduce and relax the mind. No deep inhalation-exhalation or breath counting needed. Anytime of the day or night before sleep sit or lie down on your back and observe your breath. Be as still as possible as it reduces negative thoughts. Make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Best wishes Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.

@shyaaammeneen63 2 года назад

@@7Annamallover7 Reduce negative thoughts to have a good life. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing negative thoughts-anxiety. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, 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 they will reduce and relax the mind. No deep inhalation-exhalation or breath counting needed. Anytime of the day or night before sleep sit or lie down on your back and observe your breath. Be as still as possible as it reduces negative thoughts. Make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Best wishes Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.

@donnadesrosiers9198 2 года назад

THANK YOU so much for sharing this therapy!!!! I needed this!!!! I appreciate your videos as someone who has had trauma, PTSD & a veteran you don't know how helpful these are! You are helping me every time I watch one of your videos! Thank you again!

@alayameinhold975 2 года назад

Whenever the times get low I find myself back at your channel. You remind me that there is hope 🥺

@ptlyc3669 2 года назад

Thank you so much for making these incredibly valuable videos freely available for all of us. There’s so many of us struggling out here, sending love and strength to you all 💜💜

@sarahpuckerin667 2 года назад

I've only recently started watching your videos, let me say how grateful I am to you. I've been dealing with panic attacks and anxiety since 2008, and recently lost a close friend and got covid, and it just skyrocketed. So thankful for the advise giving, I've learnt soo much from watching your videos, and it has also helped me to better understand how I can deal and hopefully fully recover from this horrible experience. 🙏

@joy39894 2 года назад

Thank you for being part of my healing. Even the colour that you're using on your thumbnails is what I've been recently most drawn to (I just noticed how this shade of green keeps me calm). Thank you. Thank you so much. 🙏💝🌱

@kenhoover1639 2 года назад

I subscribed to your channel a couple of weeks ago and I'm really enjoying your content. I'm making a commitment to not only watch these videos but actually apply the techniques that you provide. I am so grateful that you have chosen to share this invaluable information with the world for free. I am not currently able to support your work monetarily, but I am sharing this information on my social media. Thank you again!

@Bellalein12 3 года назад

I struggle with anxiety on a daily basis.. but especially at night time when i want to sleep.. i hope i can train my body and brain with these tips to finally get a good night of sleep :) thank you!

@tbd5082 2 года назад

Look into L-theanine

@joannaedwards6325 2 года назад

Look up JASON STEPHENSON sleep meditations. Also Magnesium pills after dinner. Don't forget bedtime Thanksgiving reviews. If you don't believe in the spiritual world you may just talk out loud to your Higher Self and review all the blessings in your life. Good night. 🌙 😌

@joannaedwards6325 2 года назад

Also...stop watching any NEWS and mute all commercials. Both of those are FEAR based. Your own brain manufactures enough negativity without any more in put from outside yourself.😊

@Skyrie87 2 года назад

I often tap on my collarbone to calm my anxiety. I noticed myself unconsciously doing it once in a stressful situation & it was actually helping. It was so nice to hear you mention this technique in your video!

@Andtherewaslight427 2 года назад

This series is the best thing that's ever happened to me. I am so thankful.

@TextheT_Rex 2 года назад

I watched part one during a panic attack and this one right after, definitely already helping. The yawn technique is my favorite

@sadistickitten 2 года назад

My mom's a narcissistic & my dad's abusive, I've got CPTSD & anxiety which I'm working on dealing with better. I get these flashbacks at times that are traumatizing. After watching your videos, you've helped me to better deal with my stress and get over these moments. Thanks again for every video you do

@yoyoholck 2 года назад

Same

@sistergoldenhair0727 2 года назад

This is such great advice! My stress has always hit me in my body BEFORE my thoughts and I feel this is because I had a very dysfunctional childhood where I was ALWAYS in fight or flight mode and never felt safe. I’m 51 now and still experience anxiety and stress in my body long before my thoughts catch up and when they do it’s to elevate the anxiety by asking why I’m stressed when nothing is ‘wrong’.

@julietteferrars3097 2 года назад

I was in a car accident and have had such intense feelings of panic. Previously I dealt with anxiety but it was mostly irrational and mental but now I’m coping with sudden physical anxiety that catches me by surprise because it’s often not triggered by a conscious thought. Thank you for your videos, I am too scared to go to therapy so this is the next best thing. ♥️

@ciliaumali4797 Год назад

I cant tell you how much i needed this and how thankful I am right now. God Bless!

@avril.227 3 года назад

EFT works well with mantras : “Even if I feel _______, I completely love and accept myself”. Mentally repeat this in all the areas you are tapping.

@joepatch126 3 года назад

I am so appreciative of you offering these videos for free, they help me so much and I would not be able to access them otherwise. Namaste! With love from the UK

@foreverleah7445 Год назад

Thank you Emma! This video is life changing for me! It's frustrating especially in public when anxiety hits. Thank you for explaining how to deal with it. Sending you a big hug ❤

@beReal406 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your channel. This video is THE first time any mental health professional has made the distinction between self-regulation and relaxation techniques in the context of work stress. I work a very "stressful" job and have experienced symtpoms from that "stress." All I ever hear is "reduce your stress." I always think, "What am I supposed to?? Quit my job and live off the grid??" I've shared your channel with people who aren't open to therapy and/or had bad experiences seeiing a therapist IRL. Your channel and others like it help soo many people out there get past the stigma of seeking therapy. I hope you and yours in your life are doing well and are happy. You provide so much to so many people!

@jeffshapiro4996 3 года назад

Thanks for another helpful video. As far as inversions go I have found a yoga posture called "legs up the wall" to be easier and more effective than shoulder stands, headstands, or using an inversion table. I highly recommend it for the relief of anxiety. Thanks again for all the great work that you do. You're awesome!

@xx_jae_jay_xx5819 Год назад

Your videos help me out all the time. I usually have my anxiety under control, but when i dont, i always know where to turn to for reassurance, here. Thank you for all you do. Everything you say is everything all i wanted to hear. ❤️🙏

@jessstuart7495 Год назад

I've struggled with self regulation for a long time and have never really figured out how to maintain high levels of productivity without getting stressed out. Thank you for this video.

@Flarkit 9 месяцев назад

I have been struggling with anxiety for a very long time and i didn’t even know it was anxiety until recently!! Thank you so much for doing this and helping us Emma 🥺🙏🏻

@desinysmith1900 2 года назад

Your energy is so soothing.. even through the phone. Thank you for all that you do ❤

@nelw818 2 года назад

thank you, I appreciate you tremendously. the amount of safety you're adding to people's lives is amazing I even feel much calmer after watching this video.

@kittykat632 Год назад

I love sharing your videos with SO MANY PEOPLE I know who have been dealing with anxiety

@lisa-annishamael3355 2 года назад

You have helped me so much! I'm so glad I found your channel. My anxiety calmed down from a level 8 to a 2. Thank you.

@Amethystxxxxx Год назад

When I’m stuck in fight flight I watch these videos. Education soothes me and helps me talk myself down. I need these reminders. Thank you ❤

@ArtsyMusic 2 года назад

Wow. The soft eye technique is just amazing for my issue. I tend to overthink breathing and this technique just got me right back on track thank you

@jcnoriega 2 года назад

Thank you for making this video. It really helped me out. I was having anxiety when ever I ate and knew that acid reflux was going to come. I used your technique and kept telling myself that everything is going to be ok and I am safe, and my acid reflux and anxiety got better! Thank you!

@amj0215 Год назад

I'm so grateful I came across your channel. Thank you so much. I almost call 911 I literally thought I was going to die🤦‍♀️ My anxiety was so bad. After I finished watching your video I'm so calm and back to normal. God bless you and all of us that is going through it. We keep going and never give up. WE ALL GOT THIS🙏❤🙂💪

@rebeccaclement2132 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this video. As a retired teacher, I wish I could teach this to teachers everywhere. Their job is so stressful, and I know they would pass this valuable info on. Thanks again. You are amazing.

@oliviainocencio9574 Год назад

I stopped my activity just to watch you! You are a blessing to all the people who are experiencing these like me! God bless you also because you brought light to my clouded,anxious mind.

@DaniFernandesVideos Год назад

If I was allowed to be subscribed to just one channel on RU-vid, just one option, yours would be it. So much healing information, presented in such a soothing and compassionate way ❤

@copperbittner2303 2 года назад

I just finished a session with my therapist. We were talking about this exact thing and I brought up John Sarno's book that I'd read way back when. Love the coincidences in life. I want to thank you for making these videos ... they help me so very much.

@jennadanielescobar4440 Год назад

Thank you for this. I am Healing from a lot of trauma back to back and PTSD and now I need to reteach my Body to regulate itself. Thank you.

@jenntheavenger 3 года назад

Thank you for this, you’ve really helped me on my recovery from panic disorder. Thank you ❤️

@mistie101 7 месяцев назад

Just coming back to this video to say thank you. Never in my life did I think something a simple as the tapping method would work but it really does. It's become such a comforting thing for me now and I'm very, very grateful. Thank you!! 💗

@meaghenstandlee6644 Год назад

I listen to your video while at work (zoning at Walmart alone) to calm my anxiety down 💜 I've learned so much and thank you so much !!

@melgrant7404 Год назад

People can lead terrible lives for what ever reason but anxiety can be a life long thing.

@KJT3000 Год назад

I developed anxiety ever since Covid Lockdowns and the whole Covid thing. HAdn't had an anxiety attack for 20 years before that. I noticed anxiety attack a few times the first year. The second year it got worse. This past year my anxiety has gone off the charts and now it's almost daily. Feeling sick, heart racing when I wake up, no energy, not eating, no sex drive, constant fearful thoughts, ruminating, reliving mistakes of my past, feeling like Earth is literal HELL. These videos are helping. I spent all day feeling like I was gonna pass out or faint. More relaxed now. I gotta do this more.

@ambience152 3 года назад

This is really good advice - it's not necessarily what you would expect - surely the brains knows when it's being "hacked" by this strategy? But the amazing thing is that it really works. I found this out and lots of other useful things in the AntiAnxiety Formula by Duncan Holder which is my go to book when I start feeling anxious.

@JannieKai-ic3ur 3 года назад

Agree - thanks!

@hgzmatt 3 года назад

The logical part of your brain is only a small portion so I imagine to your nervous system it makes no difference whatsoever whether it's 'real' or not.

@joannaedwards6325 2 года назад

Our sub conscious only believes just what we tell it. Based on hope or reality it doesn't matter. Constant vigilance is the key.

@jcolumbiap 10 месяцев назад

One of my favorite books was handed to me in 1979 after getting a divorce. “Love is letting go of Fear. I would go for a walk by myself every morning for 30 minutes and repeat the lesson of the day. My favorite at the time was “The past is gone it can touch me not!” I would also use my breath to mentally go through different parts of my body. All I can say is it made a difference that I wanted to experience every day!

@proletaariat 2 года назад

Thank you. Recovering from narcissistic abuse, and anxiety is not a joke. Keep sharing this great information!

@seinfeldfan442 2 года назад

I'm getting better at managing trauma, I'm learning to not panic when I think I'm in danger, anxiety in general can also be paralising so you have to practice whatever techniques work for you, keep watching these great videos

@damlab9609 Год назад

Emma, I love you. I was having an anxiety attack in the middle of the night for seemingly no reason at all and yours was the first video that popped up when I looked for help. And I am so glad it did! I have grown accustomed to just wallow in my fear whenever it hit me, and I did not know about many of these techniques. Tapping worked wonders for me. What you are doing is amazing, I cannot put my gratitude in words. Thank you so much!!

@jackbenimble999 Год назад

Nice video! I've heard "pay attention to your breath", "be mindful", and "be present" a billion times. But there are a lot of other ways to calm down and relax. A real eye-opener - thank you!

@m.yhealthguide2617 Год назад

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO! I HOPE YOU FIND JOY AND FULFILLMENT TO KEEP YOU MOTIVATED AND HAPPY IN THIS ROLE! YOU ARE SOOOO NEEDED RIGHT NOW! ✨️

@kristymarie6065 3 года назад

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

@finnajane 3 года назад

I started having more anxiety when I started going through perimenopause at 45.

@strawberry_jam4423 3 года назад

I anticipate that may be part of my issues too.

@kristymarie6065 3 года назад

@@finnajane it’s horrible

@finnajane 3 года назад

@@kristymarie6065 This video definitely has many great techniques. I have used many of them already for a while. The scent of lavender is also helpful.

@kristymarie6065 3 года назад

@@finnajane thank you so much I will definitely try that

@finite934 Год назад

Sometimes you come across people like you who are just so thoroughly authentic and genuine in their desire to help people. You deserve a lot of cred for these videos.

@javitotito Год назад

Wtf was that first exercise almost put me to tears after realizing how good it felt. Your work is as beautiful as your soul, thank you.

@oudechokey Год назад

The fact this one video is helping with my years of anxious behavior…Thank you!!😊

@mesCheerios 3 года назад

I've been battling c-ptsd for more than 10 years. Well now i guess I'm not battling but accepting and being willing. Check into my body every 2 minutes? Im so happy to have a new game plan and im seriously that dedicated to restoring my nervous system . So check in every 2mins it is

@Nox934 3 года назад

Thank you so much for these videos. I have all my life had a problem with the freeze response, and the people around me have always been confused and at a loss for what to do. Not even the therapists I've talked to have helped, focusing on my thoughts and not my emotions. I have a lot of work to do on my emotions and I finally feel that I have the opportunity to make progress.

@TherapyinaNutshell 3 года назад

Great to hear!

@sindygovender3105 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Emma for these free therapy sessions, that are helping so many people to get freedom from anxiety. Your labor of love is appreciated, and is bearing much fruit. ❤