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I LOVE writing about fashion and beauty and sharing fun DIY videos! However, it’s also super important to me that we connect here on a deeper level and open up a conversation about some of the issues we deal with as women.
Let’s face it, life isn’t always as pretty as the perfectly styled Instagram picture portrays. To be honest, I think people are getting bored with that anyways and instead we’re craving transparency and truth.
So, today in this conversational style video, I wanted to open up a bit about my struggle with anxiety.
For as long as I can remember I’ve been a nervous/anxious person. Sometimes certain events would intensify those feelings (read: when I’m not in control) and sometimes they creep up on me for no reason at all.
This year, while planning my wedding, I experienced some of the worst levels of anxiety ever. Basically I constantly felt like there was an elephant sitting on my chest and I even started losing my hair.
This shit is real.
On that note, I recently uncovered a SUPER simple technique for coping with anxiety naturally. It’s called 4-7-8 breathing and I’ve been practicing it for the last 2 months. This 4-7-8 breathing exercise is developed by a Dr. and designed to calm the nervous system. It’s basically kryptonite for stress. So far I’ve been able to fall asleep MUCH faster and even chill the F out on a SUPER bumpy flight to NYC.
Watch the video above to learn more about the 4-7-8 breathing technique and even try a few rounds with me!
If you suffer from anxiety, I am also curious to know of any techniques that help you deal! Leave them in a comment below so we can get a conversation started.
Erika I can’t thank you enough for creating a post about this!! Anxiety is something I have dealt with the majority of my life. How severe it is comes and goes, and right now I’m going through a rough patch with it. I’ve been looking for more things like this and coping mechanisms. I applaud you for being brave enough to open up about your struggle and share it! I haven’t heard of this technique before, but I’m definitely going to try it out.
Keep more posts coming like this, I found your blog recently and love it!
Hi Lindsay, thank you so much for taking the time to write this message. It was brave of YOU! Please let me know if you try they breathing technique and it works for you. SO sorry you’re going through a rough patch. I know how that goes, all too well! Hang in there love!! Glad we can be here for one another! xoxo