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Emotional Stress Relief (ESR) technique is both a very simple and very powerful way to help you feel calm, think clearly and function effectively at times of stress, trauma, overload, accident, pressure from work or relationships, etc. In times of stress we may react with a ”fight or flight“ or paralysis response. These are usually instinctive or learned behaviors which at some point were effective, but which may not be the most appropriate now. These include uncontrolled anger, fear or reactions based on past experiences which release hormones that change us physically and make us feel stressed. Using ESR we can "unlock" from these reactive reflexes and more easily choose our response based on what we feel is most appropriate and empowering, as the reactive pattern is unfolding.
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The technique itself is profoundly simple:
Lightly touch both sides of the forehead with the fingertips (one can also use the whole hand across the forehead). Wait for a light vibration or pulse. Often a change in mood can be felt in as little as thirty seconds, or by doing it for a while you can peel away layers of emotion. This is effective both when someone does this for you and when you do it for yourself.
You may very well have instinctively done this in times of stress and may recognize this as a response to stress in others.
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Pictures from: Touch for Health, a Practical Guide
by John and Matt Thie
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