Instant Anxiety Relief: The Anxiety Center Calming Technique
By Robert Gerzon
One day when I was experiencing the turmoil of anxiety, I found I was not able to get relief from anxiety using Inner Talk alone. My mind wanted to believe the positive things I was saying, but my body wasn’t buying it. I noticed that my worries were accompanied by a feeling often described as "butterflies" or that "sinking feeling" in the pit of the stomach. It felt like a churning sensation, as if the normal flow of energy had gone into reverse.
I located the center of those anxious feeling in my abdomen and touched it with the palm of my hand. As I rotated my hand in a clockwise direction, I found the anxious sensations dissipating almost immediately. With the biological component of my anxiety relieved, I resumed my Inner Talk and found that my body could now accept it. I began to teach this technique to clients and workshops participants and found that nearly everyone could locate their main Anxiety Center and calm it using this method.
This fast, free and effective method for anxiety relief can become another powerful tool in your anxiety mastery kit. Here’s how to do it:
• Find your Anxiety Center.
Get out of your head and into your body. Notice where the sensations of anxiety are located in your body. The most common Anxiety Centers are along the midline of the front of the body, especially the stomach (butterflies, nausea) and chest (rapid heartbeat and rapid breathing).
Some people may find their Anxiety Center in the throat area. Worrying, unaccompanied by physical sensations, usually indicates an Anxiety Center in the forehead (as indicated by the typical furrowed brow). If your main symptoms are in the arms or shoulders, use the middle of the chest as your Anxiety Center; if in the legs, use the lower abdomen.
• Calm your Anxiety Center.
After locating your Anxiety Center, place the palm of your hand directly on the spot. Now begin gently moving your hand in a circular clockwise direction (moving downward on the left side, upward on the right side). After a minute or two you will begin to notice a feeling of anxiety relief and calmness replacing the sensations of anxiety.
• Optional: Add a holistic dimension.
To increase the effectiveness of this technique combine it with positive, self-calming Inner Talk and relaxed breathing. When your “inner child” won’t listen to reason, it probably has a good (emotional) reason not to. Listen to your Inner Talk and find out why. Use the Anxiety Center Calming Technique to communicate safety and relaxation non-verbally.
You may get butterflies in your stomach occasionally, but next time you can get them to the right way -- clockwise!
Note: Be sure to consult a mental health professional for help if your anxiety is chronic or severe.
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