Share Anxiety Relief: Belly Breathing/WakingUp/TweakingAS pg24-28
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1. take a deep breath in through your nose. Feel the air tickle your nostrils, and feel your lungs fill with air! Imagine the air traveling all the way down to your belly button and watch your belly grow.
2. Now exhale hard! As if you are blowing out birthday candles!
3. Take another deep breath in through your nose! Your worries might show up while you are belly breathing. That's okay. Gently focus your attention on your breathing and think about what it feels like to take a deep breath.
4. Exhale hard! this exercise trains your Laser Focus skill because when you're focused on breathing you are not distracted by other things.
23. Anxious about going to from the weekend to a weekday
Rate how anxious this makes you on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the least anxious and 10 being the most anxious
Do you ever wake up in the morning with a stomach ache?
if you do--- it might be the feeling of anxiety!
24. Anxious that you might "lose your temper"
Rate how anxious this makes you on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the least anxious and 10 being the most anxious
Do you ever feel like the moment you open your eyes in the morning your mind is busy with questions like "what do I have to do today?!"
Again, this might be anxiety too!
*25. Making a mistake on a class asignment
Rate how anxious this makes you on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the least anxious and 10 being the most anxious
Some people feel more anxious on Monday mornings because it's a change from the weekend to the weekday/ Is this true for you?
When you feel anxious upon waking, it may feel hard to get out of bed. You may start to think of ways you can stay in bed.
*.26 Giving a wrong answer in class
Sometimes we get aches and pains but it is hard for us to figure out if this is anxiety or if we actually might be sick. Has this ever happened to you before?
Sometimes letting a parent member help decide whether it is anxiety or not can be helpful!
*27. Worried that you might not make friends
If it is anxiety.... the best way to feel better is to actually start your day. Do you agree?
Yes! because if you stay home, your anxiety scanner gets a message that waking up and getting ready in the morning is ACTUALLY dangerous but it is not!!!
*28. Getting lost at school
Each time you do something uncomfortable --- ask yourself on a scale of 1-10 how uncomfortable was it! Tell me a time you faced an uncomfortable situation!
After practicing these activities for a week note how you feel!
What is one thing that makes you feel anxious or uncomfortable and instead of not doing it, you can face it instead?
The best thing you can do for your anxiety is to teach your anxiety scanner that these activities are not dangerous! Being brave & doing the things
It's important to practice being brave every day for at least a week to get the hang of them. It can be the same activity for a week, like eating breakfast every morning, or you can try something different each day! Are you up for it?
After practicing these uncomfortable things in the morning, did you notice a difference in how you feel? Some people say it's not as uncomfortable anymore.
