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But what can you do for yourself? There are two great things that are free and easy. The first is to relax. I know it’s annoying when people tell anxiety sufferer’s to relax, but bear with me. Formal relaxation means taking ten minutes a day to sit down and relax, using either a meditation technique (there are thousands and they are not difficult, regardless of the stereotype) or just doing some breathing. One straight-forward breathing technique is just to sit down or lie comfortably, place your attention on your breath and start counting seconds. Then, slow your out-breath so it takes longer than your in breath, try to make it a few seconds longer. If you run out of puff, rest a few seconds in the “fully breathed out” position instead. You will of course find this easier with practise. But do practise, every day for ten minutes.
