Help How to relax my body from involuntary tension?

[nevergoodenough91]

Over time I learned it wasnt safe to not be tensing up in areas of my body to protect myself from harm at all times. Ive got a lot of behaviors that I cant control and happen automatically while im not paying attention to them and trying to relax. I think its causing a lot of harm to me. Does anyone have experience with this or know how to stop it?

 

[LaughingGoat]

I'm not sure if you've tried any of these methods but I used to practice these with children I worked with who had long trauma histories and had chronic hypervigilance. Link below has a few that was quite effective for some, mainly progressive muscle relaxation, slow breathing, guided meditation/visualization.

https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Consumer-Modules/Assert-Yourself/Assert-Yourself---05---Reducing-Physical-Tension.pdf