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shutterbug · 08-25-2007, 10:02 PM

There are a lot of deep-breathing excersizes that are simple to do. Basically, taking in deep breaths gets more oxygen into your blood stream and the oxygen helps.....well everything just about. LOL

For a while i was having panic attacks and lots of anxiety...during a panic attack i would always start doing deep breathing and it would help pull me out of it.

Now...anytime i get stressed...i remember to take a few deep, calming breaths.

I also am about to start back on my nightly ritual of progressive muscle relaxation. I came across a wonderful CD while in day treatment a few years ago and it starts out with a short, guided progression of relaxing all your muscles throughout your body...by that time you feel so relaxed and calm...and then it has a 5-10 minute guided mind relaxation. It's wonderful, but took me about a week or two of doing it every night to get use to it and to realize how much it was helping me. It just made my whole life easier to handle (I did that every night for a year and only stopped because my CD player quit working and i couldn't afford another onefor a while....and never got back to it till now).

08-25-2007, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	There are a lot of deep-breathing excersizes that are simple to do. Basically, taking in deep breaths gets more oxygen into your blood stream and the oxygen helps.....well everything just about. LOL For a while i was having panic attacks and lots of anxiety...during a panic attack i would always start doing deep breathing and it would help pull me out of it. Now...anytime i get stressed...i remember to take a few deep, calming breaths. I also am about to start back on my nightly ritual of progressive muscle relaxation. I came across a wonderful CD while in day treatment a few years ago and it starts out with a short, guided progression of relaxing all your muscles throughout your body...by that time you feel so relaxed and calm...and then it has a 5-10 minute guided mind relaxation. It's wonderful, but took me about a week or two of doing it every night to get use to it and to realize how much it was helping me. It just made my whole life easier to handle (I did that every night for a year and only stopped because my CD player quit working and i couldn't afford another onefor a while....and never got back to it till now). __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).