Relaxation therapy is a very common and easy-to-use decompression method in clinic. It, hyperthermia and massage therapy are all effective auxiliary treatment methods.
Its principle is psychosomatic interaction, which relaxes the body by controlling muscles, thus regulating the autonomic nervous system, which indirectly regulates emotions, thus achieving the purpose of relaxing the body and relieving emotions through psychosomatic interaction.
How can I relax my body? There are some very mature techniques in clinic, such as breathing training, gradual relaxation of muscles, intentional relaxation, and of course yoga and meditation. Here are three ways to relax.
Respiratory training
Breathing and relaxing is simple. To put it bluntly, it means deep inhalation and deep exhalation. Of course, this is a kind of abdominal breathing. When inhaling, imagine inhaling gas into the stomach, and the stomach will slowly expand. After inhaling enough, pause for 3 seconds, and then slowly exhale the gas to deflate the stomach. This is a move. You can do 15~20 movements each time, 2~3 times a day. It is very helpful to be comfortable and do breathing training at home or in a suitable place, especially for anxious patients when they have panic attacks.
musicotherapy
It is an independent subject. Through music with a specific frequency, some of them also convert music waves into mechanical vibrations synchronously, and then combine warm and magnetic therapy to stimulate brain waves with a specific frequency, which makes people calm, feel comfortable and achieve therapeutic effects. The psychological clinic of the Long March Hospital has such a device. At the same time of treatment, the doctor can also monitor the heart rate variability and visually show your body relaxation. Many insomnia patients feel very good after using it.
Mindfulness decompression therapy
Mindfulness decompression and relaxation therapy are very popular in the west, and are being introduced and popularized in China. "Mindfulness" sounds like a Buddhist term, but it actually comes from Buddhism. Mindfulness decompression was invented by American molecular biologist Dr. Kabajin. Kabajin traveled to East India, and when he saw Buddhist believers meditate, he could forget things and was very calm. He thought it was a good way to relieve stress, so he took it back to the west, reformed it with the method of scientific psychology, religiousized it, and successfully designed a standardized meditation course. First, a decompression clinic was opened in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and a lot of evidence-based medical research was done during the use, and it was found that "mindfulness decompression" was indeed.
Mindfulness decompression has a standardized 8-week course with corresponding books, music and teaching materials, which can be practiced at home or in a suitable place. Of course, it is not very strict. As long as you have some spare time, you can use it to practice mindfulness.