Zoom in on one behavior to reverse in the name of relaxing your stress response

The key here is to take it easier than you have been.

Often times when we feel anxious or overwhelmed, we start to rush.

We rush as we walk from place to place, we race through assignments and tasks, we get impatient in conversations with others, rapidly tapping our toes

This is part of the threat response of flight: we race to get away from danger back to our safe comfort zone.

In the wild, this is back to our herd or cave. In our modern world it’s getting back to what’s easy and familiar or known.

A way to unwind this frantic feeling and behavior is to do the opposite, just as we have talked about before.

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