Asthma Treatments Part1
Well, here we go. This post follows my first introductory "hello" that I called simply Asthma Treatment, so to make the posts a bit different I'll take the kinds of things I do to treat my own asthma and, well, write about those asthma treatments here. I don't want to be sitting here writing all day, so I'll just post one asthma treatment I use per post to keep them short and to the point, if that's ok.
So the first asthma treatment I learned to do was the easiest sounding but surprisinglt hard to do at first. That's to relax.
Yep, it might sound like, "oh that's so easy!" and it sounds easy, but if you are like I was, flying about everywhere like a mad woman and never stopping for anything, the thought of sitting still for even five minutes to relax was a shock to the system! But I knew I had to try, so this is how this particular asthma treatment started to work for me.
Learning to relax is not really so hard once you get started.
I had to force myself to set aside 30 minutes of my day (what 30 minutes in my manic day?) where I would take the phone off the hook, switch off the mobile, then sit in a comfortable chair and take a few slow, deep breaths and close my eyes.
The first time I did it, I lasted less than 30 seconds before my eyes flew open to look at the clock beside me to see if the 30 minutes was up yet! Ha! So I closed my eyes again and this time tried harder. I'd heard all about how to meditate and clear your mind but had never tried it myself. Now was a good time to start!
Shutting down all those thoughts was hard at first. The moment I stopped thinking about things, more things would come flying along to fill the void. I really had to concentrate on nothing and after a while, I actually got it! I managed to stay still and quiet like that for 20 minutes and when I opened my eyes I felt really good!
Well, I did that exercise every day and after only three days, I noticed I was becoming less frenetic in my ways. I was actually calming down and with it my asthma attacks didn't come as often as before. This was good stuff!
I'm really good at being still and calm now all thanks to learning to relax and sticking to it. That's where I think a lot of people go wrong - they expect to see results fast and when they don't, they stop doing it, which is a shame. If you're one of those people, try it again and stick with it. You really have to make the effort yourself, not rely on anyone else - because only you can relax YOU!
Well, that's the first asthma treatment that I used and it remains today the most powerful method I know of keeping my asthma at bay for most of the time. There is a lot more to this, but as I said, one asthma treatment per post!
I bet you can't wait to know what my next asthma treatment will be...
Chelsea
So the first asthma treatment I learned to do was the easiest sounding but surprisinglt hard to do at first. That's to relax.
Yep, it might sound like, "oh that's so easy!" and it sounds easy, but if you are like I was, flying about everywhere like a mad woman and never stopping for anything, the thought of sitting still for even five minutes to relax was a shock to the system! But I knew I had to try, so this is how this particular asthma treatment started to work for me.
Learning to relax is not really so hard once you get started.
I had to force myself to set aside 30 minutes of my day (what 30 minutes in my manic day?) where I would take the phone off the hook, switch off the mobile, then sit in a comfortable chair and take a few slow, deep breaths and close my eyes.
The first time I did it, I lasted less than 30 seconds before my eyes flew open to look at the clock beside me to see if the 30 minutes was up yet! Ha! So I closed my eyes again and this time tried harder. I'd heard all about how to meditate and clear your mind but had never tried it myself. Now was a good time to start!
Shutting down all those thoughts was hard at first. The moment I stopped thinking about things, more things would come flying along to fill the void. I really had to concentrate on nothing and after a while, I actually got it! I managed to stay still and quiet like that for 20 minutes and when I opened my eyes I felt really good!
Well, I did that exercise every day and after only three days, I noticed I was becoming less frenetic in my ways. I was actually calming down and with it my asthma attacks didn't come as often as before. This was good stuff!
I'm really good at being still and calm now all thanks to learning to relax and sticking to it. That's where I think a lot of people go wrong - they expect to see results fast and when they don't, they stop doing it, which is a shame. If you're one of those people, try it again and stick with it. You really have to make the effort yourself, not rely on anyone else - because only you can relax YOU!
Well, that's the first asthma treatment that I used and it remains today the most powerful method I know of keeping my asthma at bay for most of the time. There is a lot more to this, but as I said, one asthma treatment per post!
I bet you can't wait to know what my next asthma treatment will be...
Chelsea
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Comment by riffran— 2008/03/01 @ 11:12 AM — (Reply)
And yes, hyperventilation is always a fear - I keep paper bags handy all over the house and a couple in my bag for those moments - it was a trick my mother showed me when I was a little girl to breath into a brown paper bag until the breathlessness went away.
Comment by Chelsea Redman— 2008/03/01 @ 11:29 AM — (Reply)