The moment you find yourself at 3 AM you experience a racing mind and a pounding heart while you struggle to fall back asleep. Many people experience this situation regularly throughout their lives but nobody considers the underlying causes before addressing this issue.
Let's understand the reason behind your 3 AM anxiety attacks and then explore how hypnosis combined with progressive muscle relaxation and energy healing helps you relax for a good night's sleep.
Understand Why You Experience 3 AM Anxiety Attacks Before You Can Effectively Respond to Them?
At the beginning of morning your body increases cortisol levels which prepare you for future wakefulness. When your central nervous system becomes overloaded with stress it can cause anxiety which makes you feel anxious and restless.
Your brain becomes more sensitive during nighttime hours. The lack of outside distractions allows recent daily stresses along with unresolved issues to emerge thereby trapping you in continuous anxious thinking.
Your Nervous System: The Key to Calm
The ‘fight-or-flight’ mode of the nervous system keeps the body from fully relaxing while it remains active during sleep hours. The parasympathetic nervous system which operates as the ‘rest and digest’ system must be activated to permit your body relaxation and recharging as the solution to this problem.
Here hypnosis works alongside muscle relaxation and energy work to create messages for both your brain and body that relaxation mode has been activated because you are in a safe environment.
Hypnosis: Your Path to Changing Your Thinking Patterns for Better Sleep
Through hypnosis, recommendations that promote relaxation reach the subconscious mind directly without the critical brain interfering. Hypnosis leads your mind through relaxation instructions which help you let go of worrying thoughts and enter into restful sleep.
Try This:
Breathe in deeply through your nose and then out slowly through your mouth with your eyes closed.
Think to yourself silently: ‘I feel calm; my mind is peaceful and my body feels relaxed.’
Imagine yourself in a peaceful location such as a silent garden or a beach or forest and let your thoughts unwind.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation: Step by Step Tension Release
Progressive muscle relaxation is a technique that alleviates muscle tension which leads to a peaceful state of mind. By concentrating on different muscle groups you establish a profound relaxation experience throughout your entire body.
How to Do It:
Begin by squeezing your toes tightly before relaxing them.
Repeat this process for several seconds before releasing.
Follow your feet, calves, and thighs in sequence all the way until you reach the top of your head.
Imagine the release of tension in your body as soothing calm takes its place with each letting-go.
Reiki Energy Healing: How Deep Rest Requires Balancing Your Energy
When your body and mind stay alert because of energy imbalances you experience persistent tension. Reiki removes trapped energy buildups which helps to achieve balance and relaxation.
Try This:
Place your hands over your heart and belly.
Visualize a golden light emerging from your hands as it moves to heal your entire self.
Repeat to yourself: ‘I feel protected and peaceful because I am prepared to sleep.’
Break Free from Nighttime Anxiety for Good
Anxiety at 3 AM is not inevitable and you can take steps to change this pattern. The appropriate tools enable you to calm your nervous system relax your muscles and obtain the rest you need.
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