Welcome to this Executive De-Freeze Protocol.
Find a comfortable position laying flat on your back or remain seated on your back.
Let your hands drop loosely into your lap or your sides.
Gently close your eyes now.
If you are experiencing a state of sudden mental paralysis,
Severe decision fatigue,
Listen closely.
Your brain is not failing due to lack of discipline.
Your prefrontal cortex has simply entered an involuntary biological freeze state.
Immediately interrupt this nervous system gridlock.
We will begin immediately with three rapid rounds of the physiological sign.
This is a double inhale through your nose,
Followed by a long,
Slow sigh out through your mouth.
Take a deep breath in through your nose.
Now take a sharp second sniff at the very top to maximally inflate your lungs.
And let a long,
Heavy sigh release out through your mouth.
Again,
Deep inhale through the nose.
Second sharp sniff to pack the lungs and exhale a slow,
Effortless sigh letting your shoulders sink down.
One final time.
.
.
Deep inhale,
Second sharp sniff.
And a long,
Complete sigh out through your mouth.
Allow your entire physical framework to settle.
Allow your respiration to return to its unforced state within.
Do not force or alter the pace.
We will now systematically draw your awareness through specific muscle groups to drop the body's internal alarm state.
Bring your attention directly to your jaw hinges.
Consciously enclench your teeth and allow your lower jaw to hang heavy.
Feel the physical release of space between your back molars.
Shift your awareness to the base of your skull.
Your suboccipital muscles.
Imagine this area widening and softening against your cushion or chair.
Release any bracing in the back of your neck.
Let your head become completely heavy.
Drop your focus down to your shoulder blades.
With every automatic exhalation,
Let your shoulders melt further away from your ears.
Bring your awareness into your chest and ribs.
Feel the subtle mechanical expansion of your ribcage as you inhale.
Notice the passive,
Relaxed drop of your chest as you exhale.
You do not need to control this movement.
Simply witness the physical baseline rhythm of your lungs.
Move your attention down your arms.
Past your elbows.
And drop it into the palms of your hands.
Feel the heavy,
Still weight of your fingers resting against your clothing or the floor.
Now,
Guide that spotlight of awareness down through your torso compass your heaps.
And into your lower legs.
Notice the physical contact points where your feet or leg press against the ground.
Your body is entirely safe.
You are permitted to transition into complete rest.
For the next minute,
My voice will leave you completely.
I will bring you back smoothly when the integration window is complete.
Slowly,
Gently.
Begin to bring your awareness back into your physical surroundings.
Wiggle your fingers and toes Take a deep,
Refreshing breath in through the nose and out completely.
Open your eyes when you are ready.
This low-frequency neural state completely silenced your anxious default mode network.
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Just a biologist speaking to your nervous system.
Stay calm,
You've got this.
