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Relaxation Time
and Therapy
To quote Brooks from the movie The Shawshank Redemption, the world
went and got itself in a big damn hurry.； The sad thing is that he
said that in reference to the way life was in 1950. The hurriedness
of the world has only gotten worse, at the expense of the lay
persons・ mental health. The average American works at least 46 hours
a week, with nearly 40% of them working more than 50 hours a week.
Once one adds in travel to and from work, household
duties/responsibilities, children and their activities, and shopping
there is very little time for one of the most important aspects of
life, relaxation.
Relaxation time is basically not existent in today's culture. Life
is about productivity, business and multitasking. The problem is
that when one asks those who have passed through the working part of
their life and are looking forward to whatever lies ahead, they
never say they wish they had worked more or done more or spent more
time at the office. They almost always, without exception, say that
they wish they would have spent more time with their family, working
on relationships and relaxing and enjoying life. What kind of
commentary is that on the misplaced priorities of cooperate America?
It is true, the world has gotten itself in a big damn hurry, and
someone must slow it down before it is too late.
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In the typical American way of saying things, one person can make a
difference. If just one person at a time would choose to take some
relaxation time, it would begin a change reaction that cooperate
America would not be able to ignore. Life happens but once,
therefore it is imperative that society begin to take notice of the
importance of family, friends and downtime. It is the preverbal
stopping to smell the roses. Unless one stops to smell them, what
use are they? Unless one stops and enjoys life, where is the purpose?
Relaxation Therapy
Relaxation therapy really had its birth in the 1970's. While it was
around before then, it was during the general renaissance of
psychotherapy, the relaxation therapy also got its foothold in
popular culture. Relaxation therapy is the use of muscle relaxation
to treat somatic problems, the most common of which being high
anxiety. Relaxation therapy has also been found very effective in
the use of tension headaches and moderately effective in the
treatment of migraine headaches.
While relaxation therapy is most commonly used in the treatment of
psychopathologies, such as panic disorder and generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD), it has been found just effective in the treatment
and control of common anxiety issues. These issues include all types
of performance anxiety and well as many types of social phobias.
Relaxation therapy is also commonly found used in conjunction or as
a part of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). All of this is said to
show that while often overlooked in the world of psychotherapies,
relaxation therapy has great benefits and truly belongs a long side
of many of the other popular therapies out there today.
The method of relaxation therapies vary greatly. One of the most
commonly used is known as biofeedback. Essentially, one follows a
list of instructions that run-through the entire body, tensing and
relaxing each muscle in turn. Not only does this assist in the
somatic aspect of relaxation, but it also assists in the mental
aspect of stress and relaxation. By consciously focusing on one's
different body parts, and the tensing and relaxing thereof, the mind
becomes free of the daily stresses and worries that cloud and
inhibit its functioning. Another common method is that of controlled
breathing. It involves deep breathing and is often coupled with the
utterance of some type of mantra on the exhale. The great thing
about breathing therapy is its functionality; it can be done almost
anywhere and in very little time. In conclusion, relaxation therapy,
while not often talked about, is a very effective way to treat many
of life's problems, the most common of which being high anxiety.
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