As a rule, when a person is nervous, worried, his health at this moment sharply worsens - the body is under stress. If this condition is repeated often, its consequences can be heart problems, increased blood pressure, a general decrease in immunity, psychosomatic diseases and other misfortunes.
Instructions
Step 1
To avoid these troubles, learn to manage your emotional state. For example, if you are very worried before an important report, a meeting, try to imagine what will happen if you suddenly forget the right words, say something wrong, blast some nonsense. Try in your imagination to relive the most terrifying scenario for you. Probably, the people around will laugh, i.e. they will get a little more fun. But at the same time, the world will not collapse, and you yourself will not die, you will not go to the hospital. Train the ability to laugh at yourself, your fears, it will help to overcome the excitement and fear of failure.
Step 2
At the first sign of excitement, inhale slowly, inflate your abdomen and then slowly push the air out with your abdominal muscles. Diaphragmatic breathing will help you gradually calm down.
Step 3
If you are often irritable and anxious, try aromatherapy. To do this, keep bottles of aromatic oils at home: eucalyptus, mint, fir. When you feel a fit of nervousness, start to worry, close your eyes, inhale the aroma of any of the oils for two or three minutes, and your condition will noticeably improve. The aromas of vanilla and lavender also lift the mood and reduce the feeling of anxiety.
Step 4
Hot valerian baths are good as an effective relaxing and soothing remedy. Add 3-5 drops of valerian essential oil or 30-50 ml of liquid extract, which can be purchased at the pharmacy, to the water. The duration of the procedure is 12-15 minutes. Soothing baths with herbal infusions for preventive purposes can be taken by all people. Only you need to do this before bedtime and no more than once a week. For one bath, you will need two to three liters of strained decoction of valerian root, buckthorn bark or marshmallow rhizomes.
Step 5
In case of mild excitement and nervousness, use herbal teas made from medicinal herbs: linden, chamomile, peppermint, lemon balm, motherwort, lavender, oregano. Brew a teaspoon of chopped herbs with boiling water in a teapot or cup. Take warm before meals throughout the day.