Can't calm down? Let's practice progressive muscle relaxation. Actual doctor depression ASMR. SLEEP!

Today, for your depression ASMR, with rustling, crisp paper sounds and gentle whispering, we practice progressive muscle relaxation using the CBT script from the US Department of Veteran's Affairs. This has been used and studied for everything from anxiety to sleep, and I'd like you to learn it to help yourself in moments of distress. I first experienced this during basic training in the Army, actually! To get full benefit from this video, get on my free weekly self-care list where we study evidence-based relaxation techniques together: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t7c1e8 You can download the handbook that includes this relaxation script here: https://www.va.gov/painmanagement/docs/cbt-cp_therapist_manual.pdf

Finally, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A THERAPIST AND NEED ONE, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR USE MY LINK:

-- Phone number for suicide helpline US: 1-800-273-8255
-- Crisis text line: Text HOME to 741741 in US; Text 686868 in Canada
-- International suicide numbers: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines
-- FIND THERAPY. If you don't have a good therapist, I affiliate with https://betterhelp.com/doctorjen which you can use for online therapy at a 10 percent discount!
-- Victor Frankl’s logotherapy book helped me find meaning in my depression: https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X
-- This DBT Workbook by Matthew McKay helped me survive strong suicidal emotions: https://m.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781572245136

I really hope these resources help; they are evidence-based and they have helped me. If they don't help, go find some that do. Your life matters. I am not your therapist; I am a fellow sufferer along this journey, and I am telling you it can get better. If you are in danger right now, please go to local authorities to protect you from yourself. If you can't use the resources above, please consider going through the whole depression playlist on Actualdoctorasmr and working through the handouts in the descriptions. They are best used with a therapist, chaplain, pastor, wise old lady--someone who can help identify hurtful or sad thinking patterns--but they can also be used alone. Focus on the question of finding MEANING in your suffering. What are you willing to suffer for?

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**My ASMR favorites to help you fall asleep (listen on random): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-vuOyi1nPfEZFlz1qomE3diUgOAM7s26

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There, you’ll hear about the deaths that convinced me we’re doing it wrong; my dream to take modern medicine to those who can’t afford it; and ultimately the reason I left the American residency system.

***Jen Finelli is a world-traveling scifi author who's gone swimming with sharks, escaped being locked in a German nunnery, discovered murals and poetry in underground urban caves, explored jungles and coral deserts, and hung out with everyone from dead people and prostitutes to secret political influencers and Senators. She is coping with life as an MD by telling you stories, and when she grows up she’ll be a superhero.

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***I am not your therapist. If you need your own therapist, please go to your primary care physician and ask them to refer you. Ask for someone skilled in CBT/DBT. Alternatively, there are therapists you can talk to online affordably. (betterhelp.com/doctorjen) While I am a real doctor, I am not YOUR doctor; nothing I say here is official medical advice, diagnosis, or disease treatment, because I have not physically examined or spoken with YOU. You have the power to fact-check me. My medical license is publicly searchable under the state of Virginia medical boards at 0101265916.

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