Thank you for this series. It's been very useful and reassuring.
To this entry, I would also add: in order to prepare ourselves to relax, it is essential to remove anxiety-provoking things from our environment insofar as we can, while substiting in positive coping mechanisms if possible. Toxic relationships, excess self-medicating (caffeine, alcohol, cannabis, eating, etc), negative thought patterns—these are all things which made any amount of relaxation impossible for me for a very long time.
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Date: 2020-04-01 04:44 pm (UTC)To this entry, I would also add: in order to prepare ourselves to relax, it is essential to remove anxiety-provoking things from our environment insofar as we can, while substiting in positive coping mechanisms if possible. Toxic relationships, excess self-medicating (caffeine, alcohol, cannabis, eating, etc), negative thought patterns—these are all things which made any amount of relaxation impossible for me for a very long time.