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Simple Exercise to help with Anxiety

User Profile: candyapple
candyapple June 19th, 2015

This is a simple exercise to help release anxiety and muscle tension:

1. Take a deep breath in, and hold it.

2. Tense up all your muscles as hard as possible. Clench your fists. Scrunch up your face. Make yourself as tense as you can.

3. Suddenly let yourself bend forward like you are a loose rag-doll. Drop your arms down. Let go of your tension. Flop forward loosely.

4. At the same time as you flop forward, release your breath suddenly saying "Haaaaa" in a loud voice.

5. Repeat 3 to 5 times, after which you should feel significant improvement.

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User Profile: Sciasciamelila
Sciasciamelila June 19th, 2015

I will add this to my anxiety tool kit. Thx u!

User Profile: MichaelaS
MichaelaS June 21st, 2015

Thank you for sharing!! Very nice techniques, I'm all about de-stressing exercises like that.

User Profile: Batman94
Batman94 July 3rd, 2015

This actually gave me a different idea, but one I like. How about actual exercise? Like push ups or something like that? I guess it might get your heart going though...but it would certainly be a distractor.