Self-Help for Your Nerves: Learn to relax and enjoy life again by overcoming stress and fear

This is actually a common feature of panic disorder—it is called relaxation-induced panic. I had spent so much time trying to be calm so as to not be anxious that the two states were now glued at the mental

Here’s an interesting fact: You can’t feel others pushing you. You can only feel yourself pushing back. Thus, if you feel that others are pressuring you, let go of your feelings of wanting to push back or resisting their pushes. As a result, you’ll find that whatever you’re doing will be done with much more ease and grace.

As you begin to work on toning your vagus nerve, it may be helpful to know that you will undoubtedly experience uncomfortable internal pushback. It’s never beneficial to flood ourselves with discomfort; easing our way into it can bring us closer to healing.

Steps in Psychological Work Leading to Change 1. Letting go of neurotic ego attachments, control, and entitlement NOT: “This has to come out my way.” BUT: “I let go of having to have this come out my way.” 2. Unconditional Yes to what is occurring in events, feelings, circumstances: “I allow this fully. I trust it without having to know why.”