Relaxation is the emotional state in which there is an absence of arousal from sources like anger, anxiety or fear. This state is required for mental and physical health.

 

In the same way that you need a physical off switch like sleep for your body to regenerate. You need some time everyday during your waking hours that your mind can be free and relaxed.

 

During my freshman year in college, I became so ill that I had to drop an entire semester. My waking hours were scheduled from 6 or 7am until midnight in 15 minute increments. I had 3 meals a day, exercised regularly and just barely enough sleep scheduled. One day I became woozy and had to go to the doctor. The doctor didn’t look into why I was suddenly ill. What he did tell me was that my blood test indicated I had become severely anemic. My red blood cell count was so low that if I did not reduce my workload I would die. 

 

I look back now and see that I had no mental rest and become tolerant of such a high level of anxiety that I wasn’t able to comprehend how much stress I was putting on myself and my body.

 

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