PTSD Self-help
Relief from PTSD Symptoms
Do you need to calm down right now, without having to wade through lots of resources? Try these exercises.
In this video, Emma McAdam teaches a grounding exercise for managing anxiety and triggering the parasympathetic (rest and digest) response. This simple activity can help you feel calm by giving you a practical way to use your five senses to remind your brain that you are actually safe here and now.
Square breathing helps you to manage stress, PTSD, anxiety disorders, and panic attacks. Square breathing recruits our body to tell our brain to calm down. When used regularly, it increases your distress tolerance and retrains your nervous system to be dominated by the parasympathetic (rest and digest) nervous system.
The 4-7-8 breathing technique is a core part of many meditation and yoga practices. It promotes relaxation by calming the sympathetic nervous system, which controls the fight-or-flight response. If you are generally a shallow breather, you may initially feel a little lightheaded when you start taking deeper breaths. This sensation will pass as your body …
This exercise uses specific, strategic positioning of the eyes and head to send body messages of safety to the brain. Once the brain receives and believes that you are truly safe, it will relax in the form of a yawn, sigh or swallow - leaving you feeling more calm, centred and grounded.
In this video, Susan Watson from Perfect Solutions Coaching guides you through the Four Elements Technique for stress reduction.
Dr. Jarero created this short video (7 mins) to teach a self care technique that you can use at home when you're feeling anxious or stressed.
A Guided audio meditation from EMDR Wizard To help with feelings of distress or discomfort or physical pain, also useful to help promote a more peaceful sleep
