Calm your mind- 3 simple techniques
How to calm your mind in today’s world.
This may seem like a huge feat but it follows the same principles as before this pandemic.
Anxiety is rippling through the world at the moment, with so many people living in fear of what could happen and also grieving for the world that they’ve lost.
If you had the skills to calm your mind beforehand, you would utilise them just the same as you would during these unsettling times. You may just need to remind yourself to actually use them.
Calming your mind can be done in lots of different ways, you may have some go to techniques, or perhaps you don’t have any at all.
If you have no techniques, that’s OK, here are some for you to use.
If you already know some, are you actually using them, or do you forget and get yourself into a panic?
Calm your mind- 3 simple techniques:
Technique 1
If you are starting to feel overwhelmed with things that are going on around you, take a moment to recognise what it is that is triggering you. Is it the noise, the people, your own thoughts?
Take stock and note for later.
Notice where in your body you feel it. Then take back the control.
What does this mean?
Well, if your heart is racing, try making it faster. If you can achieve this, then you are controlling it, do the opposite…
Try slowing your heart rate down, just by thinking about it.
Often we let our minds race and lose the control. We think these things are happening TO us.
However, when we step into the driving seat and take the wheel of control, we can assist ourselves back into the right lane.
The same goes for your breathing, if it’s too fast, you’ll start to hyperventilate and get dizzy, causing you to feel even worse!
Technique 2
Ground yourself. Think about someone or something you really enjoy. Picture it in your mind, how it looks, feels, smells etc. Imagine your are there or with them and take a deep breath. Then breathe out, calmly. Do it again.
Take back the happy thoughts of something that makes you smile and bring it back into focus. Your body will then follow and relax.
Technique 3
Remember your favourite place in time and focus on it in detail. Was it a beach, a woodland walk, or a special holiday with friends or family?
Take a moment to remember one fantastic detail about it. Was there a funny moment that made you smile or laugh? Was there a sensation of true calm, bliss even? Think back to that time that made you happy.
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