Instantly Eliminate Anxiety - A Simple and Free Method
Yesterday morning, as I was sipping a cup of what I always refer to as "The World's Best Cheap Coffee" at the Lakeview Motorlodge, my caffeine infusion was interrupted by the vibrating of my phone.
When I later listened to the message the caller had left, I heard the voice of a friend; a 70 year old man who was clearly in a fearful frame of mind.
I had worked with him a decade ago to assist him in eliminating the anxiety "attacks" that had become a nuisance in his life.
For 10 years he had been symptom free, and then, with the news of some new health issues and the death of a friend just days before, he was, once again, starting to feel his "attacks" coming back.
I called him immediately.
"Do you have any new tricks?" he asked.
I just chuckled, "Yes, I do!" He was already sounding relieved.
Over the next 15 minutes, I explained a simple method he could use.
Anxiety is almost always correlated with a functional imbalance between the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
More specifically, a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan will show a considerable disproportion of blood flow in the right and left hemispheres, while someone is having an anxiety "attack" Each hemisphere of your brain, communicates with the other hemisphere, through a sheath of some 250 million nerve fibers called the called the corpus callosum.
By "re-distributing" blood flow, thus altering brain activity and hemispheric dominance, even "wicked" anxiety "attacks" can be quickly cut short, by getting the hemispheres to begin "talking" to each other.
While meditation and other methods can help, they are often slow to "work" and for the person in the grip of an anxiety or panic "attack", slow, "just ain't no good.
" as one client told me.
Furthermore, unless someone is properly trained in the use of meditation for anxiety, it can even make an anxiety "attack" worse.
The method I'm about to outline is something I've called "Hemispheric Integration" but call it "tuna casserole" if you like; the theoretical underpinnings matter very little to the man, woman or child seeking relief.
Get a small bean bag, "bouncy ball" or tennis ball While seated or standing, toss the ball back and forth, from your right hand, to your left hand, with your elbows bent at 90 degrees.
(This will put the ball around waist level when being tossed from side to side for most people) Toss the ball, creating a rhythm or sorts, of about one toss every second, slightly arcing the ball upward, and down to the other hand.
Keep your eyes open, initially, if it helps you.
If you drop the ball (and you will) just pick it up and begin again.
Work to eventually do this with your eyes closed.
Toss the ball for 10-15 minutes at a time.
In short, by involving both hemispheres, and engaging in a motion that crosses the midline, your are "lighting" up (increasing blood flow) to areas of the brain that are less active during an anxiety "attack" Done daily (several times a day is better), anxiety "attacks" usually taper off significantly within a few days, and the feedback I've received with the limited number of people I've had employ this technique (40 or less) indicates that "attacks" can be completely eliminated within a couple of weeks.
Chances are good, that if you have been dealing with anxiety or panic for months or years, a couple of weeks of relaxed effort is feasible, to say the least, for the relief you are seeking.
I'm often asked "What if they (anxiety attacks) come back weeks or months after they stopped?" Uhhhhhh...
use what worked so well the first time, again? When a lady complained to Zig Ziglar, that she had to listen to motivational tapes daily, or the motivating impact wore off, Zig replied "The results of bathing wear off too; that's why we recommend bathing daily!" Believe nothing I tell you; find out for yourself.
There are no "gurus", only people with information that can help us to achieve certain outcomes, or not.
If this method works for you, (and there's no reason for me to think it won't) then I'd love to hear about it.
If not, ditch it, move on, and simply do something else.
Oh, one more thing, I often use this method just before sitting down to write, or before going out on stage to present to a group.
The increased mental clarity and focus is a wonderful "side-effect" of the "ball-toss".
How many ways can you discover to use this method to your benefit? Enjoy!
When I later listened to the message the caller had left, I heard the voice of a friend; a 70 year old man who was clearly in a fearful frame of mind.
I had worked with him a decade ago to assist him in eliminating the anxiety "attacks" that had become a nuisance in his life.
For 10 years he had been symptom free, and then, with the news of some new health issues and the death of a friend just days before, he was, once again, starting to feel his "attacks" coming back.
I called him immediately.
"Do you have any new tricks?" he asked.
I just chuckled, "Yes, I do!" He was already sounding relieved.
Over the next 15 minutes, I explained a simple method he could use.
Anxiety is almost always correlated with a functional imbalance between the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
More specifically, a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan will show a considerable disproportion of blood flow in the right and left hemispheres, while someone is having an anxiety "attack" Each hemisphere of your brain, communicates with the other hemisphere, through a sheath of some 250 million nerve fibers called the called the corpus callosum.
By "re-distributing" blood flow, thus altering brain activity and hemispheric dominance, even "wicked" anxiety "attacks" can be quickly cut short, by getting the hemispheres to begin "talking" to each other.
While meditation and other methods can help, they are often slow to "work" and for the person in the grip of an anxiety or panic "attack", slow, "just ain't no good.
" as one client told me.
Furthermore, unless someone is properly trained in the use of meditation for anxiety, it can even make an anxiety "attack" worse.
The method I'm about to outline is something I've called "Hemispheric Integration" but call it "tuna casserole" if you like; the theoretical underpinnings matter very little to the man, woman or child seeking relief.
Get a small bean bag, "bouncy ball" or tennis ball While seated or standing, toss the ball back and forth, from your right hand, to your left hand, with your elbows bent at 90 degrees.
(This will put the ball around waist level when being tossed from side to side for most people) Toss the ball, creating a rhythm or sorts, of about one toss every second, slightly arcing the ball upward, and down to the other hand.
Keep your eyes open, initially, if it helps you.
If you drop the ball (and you will) just pick it up and begin again.
Work to eventually do this with your eyes closed.
Toss the ball for 10-15 minutes at a time.
In short, by involving both hemispheres, and engaging in a motion that crosses the midline, your are "lighting" up (increasing blood flow) to areas of the brain that are less active during an anxiety "attack" Done daily (several times a day is better), anxiety "attacks" usually taper off significantly within a few days, and the feedback I've received with the limited number of people I've had employ this technique (40 or less) indicates that "attacks" can be completely eliminated within a couple of weeks.
Chances are good, that if you have been dealing with anxiety or panic for months or years, a couple of weeks of relaxed effort is feasible, to say the least, for the relief you are seeking.
I'm often asked "What if they (anxiety attacks) come back weeks or months after they stopped?" Uhhhhhh...
use what worked so well the first time, again? When a lady complained to Zig Ziglar, that she had to listen to motivational tapes daily, or the motivating impact wore off, Zig replied "The results of bathing wear off too; that's why we recommend bathing daily!" Believe nothing I tell you; find out for yourself.
There are no "gurus", only people with information that can help us to achieve certain outcomes, or not.
If this method works for you, (and there's no reason for me to think it won't) then I'd love to hear about it.
If not, ditch it, move on, and simply do something else.
Oh, one more thing, I often use this method just before sitting down to write, or before going out on stage to present to a group.
The increased mental clarity and focus is a wonderful "side-effect" of the "ball-toss".
How many ways can you discover to use this method to your benefit? Enjoy!
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