Hello Everyone,
My journey on the relaxation experience went well. I took the time to do it right when I was going to bed so the room was dark and the kids were in bed and the dog was sleeping. When it started I did feel relaxed just by the tone in his voice and the tones in the background noise. I listened and did exactly what he stated to do. The first time i tried it I fell asleep so I guess I was really relaxed. LOL So the next night I was having trouble sleeping so I tried it again. It relieved some of the tension in my neck that I was having because I'm starting a new part time job and that is always a little nerve racking. It did put me to sleep again but I didn't fall asleep this time until it was over. Overall a good experience! Thank you, Professor.
In my current profession I have used the breathing exercises with my patients to have them calm down in order for them to tell me their chief complaint and what they want to accomplish by coming to the emergence room. It also works in reverse. When some of my patients come to the emergency room they usually are having some pain and it causes them to have very rapid breathing and they will panic and say, " I can't feel my hands." I ask them to slow down their breathing because when you are breathing too fast this decreases the oxazine and blood flow to our extremities. Therefore causing them to become numb.
Most of my patients have suicidal or homicidal tendencies so they are in the emergency room only to get medically cleared so that they can go to our Psychiatric Unit to meet with the Mental Health Nurses and the Psychiatrist so we are not with the patients long enough to help manage their stress. We leave that to the experts upstairs.
Have a great day, Marci
