Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips

[Carnation]

That can be the case Andrew. You can be in such a state that the breathing exercises can appear scary or you just can't do them. Nostril breathing is far more gentle and we generally breathe through our nose and not our mouth anyway. It also helps when doing the box breathing to focus on the stomach going in and out as you breathe or placing your hands over the chest area.

[Carnation]

Choose your music wisely. Repetitive negative words go into your subconscious. Notice how you remember the last song you here and it goes over and over in your head. Choruses especially. Change any negative words to positive ones. The best music for the soul is with no lyrics
at all.

[YoullNeverWalkAlone]

That's so true Carnation, even though I love county music they can be a bugger for negativity....
Upbeat music were you can have a little dance is great for your mood....

Don't you just hate it when a line of a song gets stuck in your head....xx

[Carnation]

Oops, sorry missed your reply YNWA

Yep, Country music is the worst for negative words but it's such a popular type of music. Maybe there's some comfort knowing there is a song about the way you are feeling in the moment.

Lol, I try to make my last listen to some I really like

[Carnation]

Be gentle with your hair.
It's not just hair, it's nerve endings.

[YoullNeverWalkAlone]

True Carnation, ever notice if you have your hair tied up to tight for too long you can get a headache or it makes your head sore.....xx

[Carnation]

Exactly YNWA.
Your hair is very sensitive to your scalp.