Calming Anxiety With Your Body’s Built-in Anti-Anxiety Response 11/30

You are changing my entire life. I want you to know from the void of the internet that you are changing someone's life that can't afford therapy and didn't have any tools before. Thank you for these videos, they have meant the world to me.

1. Tapping 2. Laughter 3. Getting upside down 4. Washing face in cold water 5. Mono-tasking 6. Mindfulness 7. Do something slow 8. Sex 9. Pay attention to biorrhythms 10. Hug someone 11. Stretch

"Your brain perceives multitasking as a threat." Oh my goodness, this explains so much!!!! I am writing that down and putting it on my wall 🤣

Here are the timestamps! Calm Down Skills - 9:32 1. Tapping - 10:23 2. Laughter - 12:10 3. Getting Upside Down - 12:31 4. Washing Your Face with Cold Water: 12:45 5. Monotasking - 13:01 6. Mindfulness - 13:14 7. Do Something Slow: 13:32 8. Sex - 13:44 9: Pay Attention to Your Biorhythms - 14:05 10. Hug Someone - 14:17 11: Stretching - 14:33

I can't believe no one taught us this in school... when we're being "prepared" to eventually do stressful jobs.

Probably repeating myself on this channel: One trick that works really well for me is to watch videos of cute pet animals relaxing. Their relaxation is instantly transferred onto your nervous system. So videos of cats, dogs and kittens sleeping, yawning, stretching, lazing around playfully, grooming themselves, squirrels eating nuts, cows grazing, goats jumping around, deer, sheep walking around all produce an instant parasympathetic response. I simply cannot stop yawning for a couple of minutes. Hope this helps someone. Also, Emma is a saint. 🥰

I've been told so often that everything is alright when I knew it wasn't and I could feel that it wasn't. So now when I'm anxious and I try to breathe deeply, my anxiety goes up even more because I'm again hearing 'It's alright' when my body is clearly telling me it's not. And trying to discuss it with myself makes it still worse. I feel like I'm trying to gaslight myself. The only thing that helps is to just accept that I am anxious and to thank my body for being so vigilant and protective of me. It doesn't make the anxiety go away but it makes it easier to bear it until it fades on its own.

I started to cry uncontrollably while watching your videos, and I think it means that you are helping me have a breakthrough in my anxiety management. Thank you for this gift. You are helping us all.

1. Pair the belief that I'm safe... 2. ...with Mindful awareness 3. ...and physical Self-Regulation of my body.

My Dad died of cancer 3 weeks ago. I cared for him for 7 months and held his hand when he passed. It was more traumatizing than I thought it would be. Now that he’s passed, I’m having all kinds of physical symptoms. I stumbled across this therapist’s videos and I can’t stop watching. She explains things sooo well, and she is just so sweet and calming. I keep hearing myself say as I watch her videos, “she’s so sweet; I just love this lady”. I don’t know where she’s located or anything about her, but if she’s in the wash DC or surrounding area, she’d be my therapist!

I have never been through this much stress and anxiety to the point that I'm experiencing hyperacidity throughout the day and cannot sleep. But one night, I have seen one of your videos on my recommendations (when I needed it the most). I can say that I'm really learning and starting to feel better now. Plus, your voice itself calms me! Thank you so much, Emma. You are a savior for the most of us! <3

Battling a season of anxiety! Praying to overcome this soon! Thanks so much for this video!🙏

What a sweet caring therapist! Thank you, Emma. You make this world so much better! Happy Earth Day, everyone!

Sometimes it's the tiny sound bite that hits home and the message sticks. For me it's when you said "your body sees multitasking as a threat". Wow.

I'm almost in tears with how much calmer I am. It's typically taken HOURS to calm back down

I just wanted to say, as a a clinician (I'm a PA), you are an amazing mental health care provider. The work you are doing is so important and valuable and you are helping so many people!. I appreciate you and your techniques have been helping me immensely to cope dealing with this pandemic along with my own issues. Sending you love and wishing you all the best! ❤️

Emma, you are such a gift. I use your videos personally and share them with my clients. It’s tough to accomplish the kind of teaching they need in a 50 minute weekly session. You are my go to co-therapist! So much gratitude.

I started using the first technique. The dog technique. I used to reach for food when feeling stressed. I confused hunger and stress. Then, instead of reaching for food, I lied down and closed my eyes. And I feel my emotions. The dog technique. Just lie down and close your eyes, not to relax, but to feel emotions.

I come back to these videos every time i’m having anxiety. You have helped me almost rid my medical induced anxiety! I have been getting out of the blue panic attacks lately while doing anything, laundry, reading, gaming, sitting, walking, you name it. My heart rate slowed down shortly after watching 2 of these videos and I already feel so much better. Thank you so much for these and for helping thousands of people, including myself.