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[racjen]

Well yes AgathaC, it really does make that much difference - if I swim in the river in the morning it both kills the anxiety and lifts my mood to the point where I can be quite exuberant. My daughters and I went to a National Trust house in the afternoon and spent the whole time killing ourselves laughing at the various portraits, naked cherub friezes and other strange artefacts on display. That's not a normal day for me right now.....

[racjen]

I'm going to look up the research and post it on here because it is backed up by science....not that that makes it any easier to force yourself to do it

[Mustard1]

I read somewhere that putting cold ice behind the neck i.e. around the vagus nerve could really reduce anxiety.  This maybe something similar and maybe less uncomfortable LOL.  J x

[racjen]

Yes you could be right - I'm sure in the original research it said it was the base of the brain that was the area that needed stimulating, so I always make sure I float on my back for a decent amount of time to get the cold water to the right place. But maybe just a bag of frozen peas on the neck first thing in the morning would do the same job - gotta be worth a try!

[JaneL]

Frozen peas are so versatile - I vividly recall the era when they were therapeutic applied to other parts, postpartum.....