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Stress Relief and Relaxation

What is mindfulness?

Meditation

Excercise

Helpful Tips

. Slowly massaging up and down your arms and also rubbing your stomach can help ease nausea

. Lying flat on your stomach can also help panic attacks 

. If you need to be on your phone or computer, avoid switching between multiple tabs or screens. The quick flashes of images can make nausea worse

. If you have long hair, make sure you have a hair-tie or other way of pulling back your hair in case you have to throw up

. Flat Ginger Ale can settle the stomach

. If you get stress hiccups, drink a spoonful of lime juice: it resets the body's vagus nerve response

Temperature Regulation

. Take small sips of water: cold water might shock the stomach so try room temperature or warmer

. Put an ice pack or heating pad on your stomach or other area of discomfort

. Stand somewhere cold if you're overheated or experiencing overstimulation

. Take a cold or hot shower

Relaxing Sounds

Signs of an Anxiety Attack

Emergency Tools

Grounding Object Game:

. Play with friends or family

. One person thinks of an object in the room and says, "I'm thinking of an object that begins with the letter..."

. The other person or people guess what object in the room is what the first person is thinking of.

. Each person takes a turn 

. It's an easy way to ground yourself during a panic/anxiety attack while maintaining social contact if you're feeling alone