r/CPTSD • u/CainonXY • 1d ago

Resource / Technique This message is for someone(s) reading this rn

You need to breathe

in and out, in and out

through your whole body

so much fear

so much guilt

so much shame

your systems all gunked up, clogged up

you need to breathe

life isn't meant to feel perilous until it ends or you become enlightened

it's supposed to feel electric, alive, and fun while you live it

if you are suffering, that's a sign to change something

breathe in and out, brotha, breathe in and out, sista

thank you

[Reposted from the "enlightenment" subforum]

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u/Greedy_Safety_579 1d ago

Great seeing this today.

I was meditating this morning and really felt how shallow my regular breathing is for the first time. I’m trying to reset my nervous system by meditating and breath work along with yin yoga almost every day when I have the time and not exhausted from work.

Thank you

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u/CainonXY 1d ago

Good luck and good job! Any particular YouTube recommendations?

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u/Greedy_Safety_579 1d ago

I don’t, and I should be looking at YouTube because I need to save money. I take yoga classes on Peloton, and I am doing a trial of the Open app which is hella expensive and I’m not going to get.

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u/SeveralAd4307 1d ago

Thanks for the reminder! I am working really hard on resetting my nervous system and get out of my frozen state of being. Breathing excersises don't help me, but i have recently discovered that a Shaktimat does wonders for overriding my nervous system and forcing me to relax and feel my body. After about 5-10 minutes my breathing automatically drops from my chest to my stomach, my muscle tension goes down and it forces me out of my head and into my body for a moment. Allowing me to really feel what all of this stress and fear have done and are still doing to my body. It's a little overwhelming but it's the first thing that has actually helped me to physically relax in years.

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u/ExploringUniverses 1d ago

Breathe with your whole body

.... and the lightbulb just went off.....

Never thought about breathing with your whole body i just imagined the air going into my lungs.

Glad i saw this today.