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ThickAndTired

Updated 10mo ago

Hacks for Activating Your Parasympathetic Nervous System

What hacks do you use to active your parasympathetic nervous system? I’ve learned about this recently and think it’s amazing. So far I’ve been dunking my face in cold water.

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Ratgirl61

2y

I can't get my doctor to prescribe something for ADHD because I'm on so many meds! So its untreated and I'm 61 yrs old with a senior program for medical needs
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Ratgirl61

2y

Why cold water? 💧 I'm not understanding it
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ThickAndTired

2y

it helps calm me down, stop any intrusive thoughts in their tracks, and also just make me feel safe 🥰 it’s so weird how it works
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Hayley_2

2y

Breathing with the diaphragm actually activates the parasympathetic nervous system and that is why musicians breath with it :)
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addunome66

2y

I don't have a clue what you're talking about but I try to copy and paste the word and It wouldn't let me so with my ADD I probably will never look it up good luck

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