30 Day Anxiety Challenge, Day 24: Try Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Today is Day 24 of the 30 Day Anxiety Challenge! Today marks the start of our fourth and final week!
Don’t forget to mark off your success from Day 23 on your Anxiety Challenge Tracker.
Now, let’s get started with Day 24 of learning how to manage our anxiety and panic!
DAY 24 CHALLENGE: Try Progressive Muscle Relaxation
How It Helps Anxiety:
First developed by Edmund Jacobson in the early 1900’s, progressive muscle relaxation is the systemic tensing and then relaxation of muscle groups in the body one by one. When your body is physically relaxed, it is virtually impossible to have anxiety. Progressive muscle relaxation does require a build up of the skills over time, but should ultimately be enjoyable during the sessions.
Benefits of Progressive Muscle Relaxation:
*A decrease in anxiety
*Reduction in frequency / duration of panic attacks
*Decrease in anticipatory anxiety related to phobias
How To Meet Todays Goal:
Plan to spend about 15 minutes for this challenge. Choose a muscle group to work on for this session. Go to a quiet, dark space and take a few deep breaths. Once you are ready, begin tensing the muscles of the muscle group you’ve chosen. Then relax the tension.
Watch this video, How To Do Progressive Muscle Relaxation, for additional assistance.
Progressive muscle relaxation is a great way to help prevent anxiety and panic. Regular practice is required to achieve the full benefits.
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Additional Resources:
Article: Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Stress & Insomnia (Medicine.net)
Article: The Dangers of Anxiety Related Sleep Deprivation (Healthy Place)
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