Re: Stress & Anxiety

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone:

Been reading the posts mobile and now that I'm back home I just had to comment

about stress and anxiety.

Having been asthmatic over the course of my childhood and

into my adolescence, I was a small kid growing up in a closeknit

New England town, was picked on and bullied a lot by the other boys

in school until I took up boxing. (against my folks wishes ) The Boxing

relieved my

stress, anxiety and stopped the bullying from the guys at school....almost

over night !

At the same time of disciplining myself boxing I was introduced to and

taught massage

and bodywork which immensely helped in relieving fatigue and muscle

soreness and the aches and pains of the workouts, I believe both the

massage and workouts

contributed to ridding me of my asthmatic condition.

Then came the summer of my senior year in high school. I endured

treatment and eventual removal of a malignant growth in my esophagus.

Again ,massage played a vital part of my recovery and relief of the

stress and anxiety i was REALLY going through.........

Years later 2001, my business partner suddenly passed away ,a close friend

passed away and close acquaintances on the morning of September 11th......

Major stress, depression and anxiety set in ,again, I can contribute working

out in my home gym, weights, exercise, punishing two heavy bags in my back

yard and taking the pain and anger out during my workouts and including

massage in my regimen were huge factors getting through these 4-5 years

not to mention the Hurricane seasons of 1992.2004, and 2005 !

To make a long story short I suggest bodywork/massage therapy / and energy

work such as Reiki to keep you d-stressed, anxiety reduced, and more

balanced

and enhance that by yoga and alittle meditation at sunset each

night......just a

suggestion from a fella who has been there, and is coming back to a " normal "

again.

A J Poulin

Psi Associates SE

Hollywood Florida

South Florida