hmm. what is resting đ¤ how do you do it đ¤đ¤đ¤
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looking to crowdsource responses, RTs appreciated:
what sorts of activities feel like ârestâ or ârelaxationâ to you? how can you tell? what do ârestâ and ârelaxationâ feel like to you? physically? emotionally?
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i really shouldâve emphasized the second and third parts of the question: how can you tell that youâre resting / relaxing and what does it feel like to rest relax, concretely?
e.g. âi feel at peace. there is no tension in my body. my chest and stomach feel warm. i feel lightâ
okay i tried lying in bed for an hour and a specific part of my right arm appears to have relaxed
one body part at a time
baby steps
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Now I have the Whoop to tell me. Heart rate near resting after a 70% -80 % recovery night of sleep with HRV near the higher end.
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i feel like i can stop entirely and do nothing
like i dont need to go anywhere, do anything, think anything
like i just lie and be at calm peace. like a cool blanket
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i donât have any memories of feeling like this đ¤
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> âi feel at peace. there is no tension in my body. my chest and stomach feel warm. i feel lightâ
Get real high. I don't think any activity other than drugs has given me that description.
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High on what? Weed has always made me feel heavy, not light.
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physical/emotional: the ever-present sense of urgency lightens or goes away. this corresponds to a lessening of the tension in my heart/solar plexus that extends out into my shoulders, also my hamstrings and hips. the physical tension never goes away afaict, but can go down a lot
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when I feel this way, and how reliable:
- long runs .95
- CrossFit .9
- getting into playing with my kids .7
- after sex .8
- during meditation, esp "energy body" stuff .4
- Valium and similar 1
- muscle relaxants 1
- beach day .7
- pot .3
- alcohol .1
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