Relaxation Techniques to get rid of Mental Health Issues

Regular practice of relaxation techniques for mental health these days can have positive effects throughout life as well as benefits. Relaxation techniques are very useful for everyone to get rid of their tensions, pressure, and depression. Especially for the students to overcome stress, practicing improves concentration and helps to build self-confidence. Like many other skills, relaxation techniques are most effective when practiced regularly.

Set time every day for at least 10 mins to practice relaxation techniques. If possible in the morning to make your day creative. It will help you create the most beneficial tool to overcome painful situations.

Relaxation Methods

1. Long breath/morning breath

If you want to feel more relaxed – one of the easiest techniques is to focus fully on your body while bringing consciousness, slowness, and long breaths.

How is this useful?

Long breathing helps us to get more oxygen thus contributing to mental health. Although this method works all the time, it is especially beneficial when the mind is stressed with painful thoughts and emotions. It Relieves stress, calms the mind, and helps you connect with your body.

2. Imagination

Imagine the relief situation in as much detail as possible within the range of our five senses, self-recorded audio. Someone imagines this scene differently like sitting on the beach or looking down from a mountaintop or walking in a garden.

How is this useful?
The fact that our emotions are influenced by our thoughts is what we use in our imagination. When we consciously think about a place that gives us comfort, we are more likely to feel relief. It not only helps to calm the mind through quick relief but also helps in diverting attention from the causes of depression.

3. Safe Place Imagination

Safe place Imagination is a different technique—essentially, you imagine a safe, calm place. Especially – when you are in deep pain, it is very helpful to get rid of the emotional burden

4. Role Play Exercise

Role play – This is another type of Imagination where we imagine a safe character image where we can hide the thoughts, emotions, and memories that are holding us back.

5. Meditation

Meditation is the practice of developing awareness and perspective.

How is this useful?

Meditation is not as some people believe shutting out your thoughts and feelings rather, practicing the process of looking at them objectively or non-reactively and understanding them better over time. Benefits of meditation include deep relaxation, stress relief, calm mental health, improved concentration, and a sense of balance among many others.

Types of Meditation

Although there are various methods of meditation, some of them have special benefits.

Three commonly practiced types of these are described below:

1. Meditation with Concentration

Concentration means focusing on the present moment and engaging in your work. Being fully aware of what is happening in the 'here-now' and not about the past and future. Focused meditation relies on this principle to maintain awareness of the present. It is natural for other thoughts to enter and divert your mind when starting this process. However, it is not our aim here to dismiss or prevent such thoughts and uncomfortable feelings. Instead, we change our response by recognizing them and letting them go so that we don't fall into that trap.

Note: Concentration is a part of all Meditation processes.

2. Meditation with a Focus on Breath

The breath-in is the main focus point. While some focus on taking slow, long breaths, others prefer to count their breaths.

If you have any pre-existing health problems, seek medical advice before following this breath-in method.

3. Body-searching Meditation

This is a kind of mental searching in which one focuses on various body parts in sequential order, along with sensations like pain and discomfort. Many of us suffer from headaches, backaches, and sudden pains as a result of stress. But, we don't keep in mind or realize the fact that these two are interrelated. Body searching meditation helps us to become aware of the experiences in our body and resolve them in such a state. It helps to overcome the manifestation of physical suffering by taking care of them. Besides, spending time in green nature, listening/singing to music, and spending time with pets are also the best sources of relief.

If you are already practicing some of the methods mentioned above but do not see any improvement in your emotions or physical discomfort, contact the doctor and know about your health condition immediately to follow further.