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Trauma & Anxiety Coping Skills: Tip of the Day

May 27, 20201 min readMore in Mental Health
Trauma & Anxiety Coping Skills: Tip of the Day

Trauma & Anxiety Coping Skills: Tip of the Day

Published On: May 27, 2020\|Categories: Mental Health, Videos\|

Christine Pancurak, LSW and Lead Trauma Clinician on the Adult Psychiatric Team at High Focus Centers in Freehold, NJ, demonstrates a common technique used to reduce feelings of anxiety and negative bodily sensations called ABS or Alternative Bilateral Stimulation.

Follow Christine as she moves her hands rhythmically in an alternating left-right pattern that allows the logical and emotional sides of the brain to communicate.

This simple, 5 minute exercise is most effective when used at the onset of anxious feelings to prevent escalation and can be repeated as many times as needed.

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