Why Do I Feel Worse When I Finally Stop — A 10-Minute Meditation for Anxiety When You Rest
About this episode
This episode explores why anxiety can surface when we finally stop and offers a 10-minute meditation using alternate nostril breathing to help manage it.
Why Do I Feel Anxious When I Finally Stop? — A 10-Minute Meditation for the Post-Stress Crash | Alternate Nostril Breathing You got through it — the week, the deadline, the thing you were dreading. You held it together the entire way, and nobody watching would have guessed how much it cost you. And then you sat down, and it all arrived: the dread with no subject, the heart going for no reason. If you've ever wondered why everyone else looks forward to stopping while stopping makes you feel worse, nothing is wrong with you. In Anchored, you choose your own session length — 3, 5, or 20 minutes, whatever you can tolerate — because being told to sit quietly for half an hour when stillness is the thing that sets you off isn't kindness, it's a dare. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anchored-panic-anxiety/id6785035669 Hosted by clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic Martin Hewlett, today's episode explains why anxiety needs a gap to appear in — while you're busy, your nervous system runs on adrenaline and purpose, and it simply doesn't register as anxious. It's only once the last thing is done, and there's suddenly nothing between you and yourself, that everything you've been…
People in this episode
Host: Martin Hewlett
Topics covered
- anxiety
- meditation
- stress relief
- breathing techniques
- mental health
Keywords
- anxiety
- meditation
- alternate nostril breathing
- stress
- mental health
- relaxation
- calming techniques
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Anchored
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