 Stress Reduction Id like you to take a deep breath now and hold it for a few seconds exhale and relax Now take a second deep breath, as deep as you can and as you exhale just allow any stress you might have lingering, to just let go and one more time take a third deep breath as deep as you can hold it and as you exhale just think to yourself the words relax now. This is your new solution for stress Whenever you become stressed in the future youll simply relax take three deep breaths and on your third one, as you exhale you will simply say to yourself the words relax now. You are now developing a new way to relax you are letting go of the stress of the past and have decided now that you want to relax No longer do you need stress in your life No longer do you need depression or anger in your life From now on you choose to be relaxed You choose to be calm and you choose to be in control in all that you do because your health is important to you You are changing the way that you used to act and you are replacing it with the new positive suggestions I am about to give you By following these few simple suggestions that I am about to give you youll find yourself being stress free in all that you do Youll find yourself being relaxed in situations that you may not have been relaxed in before and with your new relaxed lifestyle youll find yourself being happier more positive minded and enjoying all that you do. The first suggestion that I am going to give you is that whenever you find yourself having negative, unproductive thoughts, youll immediately say to yourself the word STOP! Let me repeat that to you so it is perfectly clear Whenever you find yourself having negative, unproductive thoughts, youll immediately say to yourself the word STOP! and as soon as you say the word STOP youll find that the negative thoughts you were having had just disappeared It will give you the opportunity to start a new, positive thought process. The next technique you are going to learn is the art of acceptance accepting things as they are rather than allowing them to escalate out of control From this moment on anytime you find yourself getting stressed, because of a situation that seems to be going out of control You will stop worrying about what could happen all the negative scenarios and instead you will accept what has happened for exactly what it is You can use your thought process to think the situation through to see what reasonable outcomes may be there realizing that once you have worked them through, they are always better than if you let your mind run free and worry Worry is a thing of the past it is now replaced with relaxation. You are now in control of your thoughts your feelings and your emotions you have become an actor rather than a re-actor which simply means that in any given situation you and only you choose how you are going to react or to act and now you choose to act calmly positively and in control. Just for a moment I would like you to concentrate on your breathing take a breath in and exhale, and as soon as you feel all the breath leave your body and you are prepared to take another breath count to yourself quietly, 25 take a second breath, not necessarily a deep breath just a normal one, and exhale and when that breath is finished count to yourself 24 then take another normal breath, whatever length seems comfortable to you and exhale then count to yourself 23 and continue doing this on your own, with another breath, counting 22, and 21, all the way down to one and as soon as you take your last deep breath, exhale, and say the number one, you will open your eyes feeling calm and relaxed in every way in fact you will find yourself more relaxed than you have ever been before So continue counting even as I speak each one of your breaths concentrating on your breathing noticing the flow, of the air as it enters your body fills you up and then leaves once again study the sensations you feel with every breath you take you relax more and more, with every breath you take you feel more peaceful and more serene as you go down deeper and deeper into the relaxed state and as soon as you count to the number one you will open your eyes once again feeling wonderful in every way |
