10 Instant Ways to Calm Yourself Down [PsychCentral.com]

Samantha Sangenito 5/4/164:00 AM

As a highly-sensitive person (as defined by Elaine Aron in her bestseller The Highly Sensitive Person), I’m easily overwhelmed, or over-aroused (not in a sexual way — not on antidepressants).

I have been compiling ways to calm down over the years. I learned some in Aron’s book, some as part of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program I participated in, and just recently picked up a slew of them in Lauren Brukner’s fantastic book, The Kids’ Guide to Staying Awesome and in Control. Brukner is an occupational therapist who helps kids with sensory integration issues be able to keep it together in school. However, her calming techniques are brilliant for adults, too.

[For more of this story, written by Therese J. Borchard, go to http://psychcentral.com/blog/a...-calm-yourself-down/]

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