WELCOME TO NO NEED(LE) TO WORRY
HELPING YOURSELF FEEL
MORE RELAXED
Some people find it helpful to relax, to help them feel calmer and make some of the feelings they get in their bodies go away.
We've given you some ideas here about how you might be able to relax, and you might have some great ideas of your own!
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our ideas
Some ways you could relax:
Hold someone's hand
Do a breathing exercise
- this is a way to control and slow your breathing to help you feel more calm
Do a grounding exercise
- this is an exercise to bring you back to the present moment (the here and now)
Do a visualisation exercise
- this is an exercise where you focus on something calming, and use it to help yourself feel more relaced
Click the links below for written examples
4-7 -8 breathing
Square breathing
Colour breathing
5 4 3 2 1 exercise
Physical grounding
Distracting yourself
Leaves on a stream
Safe space
If you would prefer to listen:
4-7 -8 breathing
Square breathing
Colour breathing
5 4 3 2 1 exercise
Physical grounding
Leaves on a stream
Safe space
Do you have any other ideas? If you want, you can tell us about them here and we can add them to our list!
