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Controlling anxiety with your tongue #shorts

Name: Controlling anxiety with your tongue #shorts
Uploaded: 2022-06-05T12:00:14+00:00
Duration: 41 s
Channel: Dr. Nicole Cain
Description: A short YouTube clip by Dr. Nicole Cain that teaches a simple self-regulation technique using tongue positioning and paced breathing to reduce anxiety…

5 Jun 2022 · 1 min

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A short YouTube clip by Dr. Nicole Cain that teaches a simple self-regulation technique using tongue positioning and paced breathing to reduce anxiety. The presenter asks viewers to notice their tongue position as a stress cue, then instructs: press the tongue to the soft palate while inhaling for 4 seconds, then exhale for 6 seconds while relaxing the tongue to the floor of the mouth.

Questions this video answers

Inhale for 4 seconds, then exhale for 6 seconds.

Press the tongue into the soft palate (roof of the mouth) while inhaling, then relax the tongue into the floor of the mouth while exhaling.

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Did you know you can control your anxiety with your tongue? The positioning of your tongue influences your whole body. First of all, you can tell what your level of stress is by noticing where your tongue is. So right now, as you're watching this video, notice the position of your tongue. Is it on the roof of your mouth? Is it folded? Is it tense? Is it relaxed in the floor of your mouth? That can give you a whole lot of information about your nervous system. Here's a tongue hack for stopping anxiety. While pressing your tongue into the soft palate in the roof of your mouth, inhale for four seconds and then exhale for six seconds while relaxing your tongue into the floor of your mouth. This is the tongue hack for stopping anxiety.