Quote Originally Posted by Bethany View Post
I'm the same. I find the effort involved in the relaxation techniques to be too complicated and use up too much mental energy.

One thing that works for me that I got from this forum is this:

Find a comfortable position. Lay completely still.
Count backwards from 100 (in your head) like this: 100 breathe in, 99 breathe out, 98 breathe in, 97 breathe out etc.

Use your belly, not your chest, to breathe.

I find I'm breathing really well and pretty relaxed by the time I get to zero.

And the best part is, it's SIMPLE!
I can't breathe from my belly well, it makes lots of funny noises (the sound when you get hungry) ): ...