Any tips for how to calm down?

my heart rate is been high for days outta pure stress and fear. its 100 just sitting here typing this. my muscles hurt. i can tell im having major anxiety because of my worries. its like ive been on adrenaline for days

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Do you have any prn meds?

Mindfulness exercises?

Breathing anxiety exercises?

Peaceful music?

Guided relaxation meditations?

Progressive muscle relaxation practice?

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i do but im afraid to take it

i will try some of these

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Lay down.
Close yer eyes.
Breathe deep.
Count it – inhale, exhale
Repeat :slightly_smiling_face:

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I have a high resting heart rate too. I blame it on

  1. Me being overweight
  2. Anxiety
  3. Meds
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i went out and paced in the cold. it was an instant relief for my breathing. not so much my back muscles. but it helped but then i got real cold

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Are you feeling any better?

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There are 2 popular methods to tackle anxiety: box breathing and 5-4-3-2-1 awareness

box breathing is inhale to the count of 4. Hold it to the count of4. Exhale to the count of 4 and repeat.

5-4-3-2-1 awareness is
Name 5 things you can see
4 things you can feel
3 things you can hear
2 things you can smell
1 thing you can taste.

It can be a good idea to have a chocolate bar near :grinning:

Good luck in overcoming your anxiety the natural way without benzos.

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just woke up so yep :smiley: when i just wake up is my calmest time of day

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hard to breathe again so im having camamile tea with full spectrum rso CBD oil in it

this ■■■■■■■ sucks…im gonna die young if i cant get my panic under control

my legs literally trembling when i try to activate the muscles inward while sitting

i also have no appetite anymore…eating is a chore…i eat a little bit once a day now and thats hard on my body too

have you been sleeping much?

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its kinda irregalar…some nights 6 hrs, some nights 10

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Thats how i feel when i lower my meds or go off meds, i feel i have too much adrenaline

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oh i see jw cause sometimes lack of sleep can make me super stressed and give me heart problems. Did you figure out what was wrong? Have you been eating enough vegetables of late? I find when i dont have vegetables for a few days my heart starts to hurt. probably from the lack of electrolytes and crazy blood sugar levels.

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i have hardly eaten for probably a week. prob averaging 600 calories a day. i have some electrolyte drink power i guess i could try that

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me too every damn time i hate it

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oh ok… is there any particular reason? like are you having a mental breakdown? id see a doctor if thats so. or is this just an unrelated thing. Are you hearing voices a lot of the day? sometimes that leads to eating less from the sheer time your focusing on hallucinations.

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