Use physiological self-soothing strategies.
- If you're feeling paralyzed by fear and exhausted by life, you're probably experiencing the freeze aspect of the "fight-flight-freeze" response.
- Develop a personalized plan for simple things you can do when your anxiety is high or your mood is low, like using simple physiological strategies to calm your nervous system like:
- Try rolling up your sleeve and stroking your arm (releases oxytocin).
- Gently rubbing your lips with one or two fingers.
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