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Mindfulness is a path to peace within

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Grounding yourself is so very important when experiencing symptoms from any illness.

Written from within;

“I feel so overwhelmed; it’s hard to breathe. Like I’m drowning in the constant feeling of not being good enough. Tension within me grows deeper and stronger. My heart starts racing, the air escapes my lungs as the pressure in my chest rises to my throat. The feeling of stability quickly passes as I sit here, panic rising. I have to let go of the thoughts exacerbating the pain within my heart. But I feel trapped. Clawing, fighting myself to find the ground which lies beneath me.

Every solution I ponder leaves me feeling worse. Like I’m reaching for air to shove back into my body so I can catch my breath. But my grasp is too weak. If I could just take a deep breath maybe I could relieve myself of some of this resistance and pain.

I remind myself to close my eyes and feel the ground as my body falls heavy into it. To breathe as deep as my body will allow, and release as much of the pain within me as I possibly can with every breath. I feel myself allowing more air into my lungs as I slowly breathe out the bad. I feel my shoulders drop as the tension eases. My eyes slowly drift open with a sense of relief and realization that the episode has surpassed.”