I'm about to sound like a crunchy, granola person because I use my
breath to get through tricky situations. Just now, I had one of my usual morning dry heaves and they usually hurt my lower back because of the natural spasms that make a person vomit. Today, I decided to
breath deeply in and then deeply out pausing for a moment at the bottom of my
breath. I learned this technique at Bodhi Tree on 14 street, during yoga therapy. Although there were a few times that the spasms coincided with my
breaths, I'd try to finish them and keep going. It totally worked! My back felt 75% less pain than after a normal dry heave. Also, it gave me something to do during the unpleasant and uncontrollable spasms. I figure, if I'm ever lucky enough to have a child then I could use this Lamaze-like technique during delivery.
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| Breathing deeply and relaxing |
I think that we have more coping mechanisms then we think but that they're something to be really proud of. We're problem solvers! If you have any coping mechanisms that you find helpful then add a comment because there's nothing like a tested technique! :)
2 comments:
First comment, my friend Melle (a fellow survivor), says that if you have to throw-up often then invest in a cozy bath mat for your knees.
Kill swears that grated ginger and turmeric root in hot water keeps nausea at bay and it's good for a hang-over (mum made it with the former problem in mind).
Your mum made that tea with you nausea in mind, but it definitely helped with my hangover!
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