Relaxation and De-Stressing

I’ve been under a lot of stress over the past few months. A LOT of stuff has been going on. I’ve been feeling out of control. Obviously I eat when I’m feeling out of control, which has added to my stress.

A few days ago I decided that I was going to see if there were any hypnosis apps for weight loss. I really assumed that was my biggest issue. Little did I realize that a big part of my issue was stress itself.

Two days ago I had a rough day at work. I decided that the best course of action was to actually use a hypnosis app that I downloaded (for free I might add). I didn’t listen to the whole recording, but most of it. The next day my entire attitude and outlook had changed. The next day I listened to most of a partial relaxation hypnosis recording.

I will admit, I was skeptical. I also decide that it wouldn’t hurt anything to try it. The last two days have actually been quite amazing. I’ve been in the best mood that I’ve been in in a long time. I’ve looked at what people call challenges as nothing more than another opportunity to succeed. (I KNOW that I sound like a cheesy self-help book).

Today, after work I had to do an errand that I did not feel like doing. It turned into a disaster and I told the person I was running the errand for that I was sorry, but they would need to deal with it, because I did not have the time. I got attitude. I was angry, I was stressed. I wanted a meat lover’s stuffed crust pizza (as I’ve noted before, I deal with stress with food).

I came home after work, heated up my lean cuisine instead of ordering a pizza. I ate my dinner and decided that I would listen to the de-stress recording. My muscles were already aching and I was feeling a migraine about to come on. I decided I would listen with the lights off and see if I could get through the whole 20 minutes. I made it! I also felt almost all of my tense muscles melt. My head ache is just a dull but manageable pain. I took a quick shower and started some laundry.

I honestly DO feel at peace.

I know that hypnosis and self help is all in the head. So is my stress. It is overthinking, overanalyzing, and anger. If I can de-stress without pharmaceutical assistance, alcohol, or food I may just make it through!