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[kieranfoley]

Two different situations

Firstly, you have a high level of personal anxiety which isn’t related to what is going on in the meeting, perhaps due to money worries or family issues. There are two helpful things if you have to participate in a meeting when in a highly-stressed state.

The first is to get control of your breathing. Before entering the meeting, take yourself somewhere private and take 10 slow deep breaths, breathing from the diaphragm. Aim to get each inhale and exhale to last a count of ten.

The second is to go into a peripheral vision (soft focus) state.

Going into peripheral vision stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which reduces stress an anxiety and helps you feel more aligned. It often also reduces or eliminates one’s internal self-talk, which is often a stress creator.

[Ron Eagle]

Sometimes if this is a common condition, it may be helpful to try some assisted calming x such as ‘rescue remedy’ liquid drops or ‘calms’ tabs. Unlike formal drugs from the doctor, these are both gentle herbal remedies for reducing stress without interference with formal medicines and are freely available from most pharmacies (may be age restrictions though). Obviously you should check with your doctor that these are suitable for you first.

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