{"id":296980,"date":"2025-06-16T11:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/part-2-distractions-for-mental-well-being-fight-back-fight-fear\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:38:33","slug":"part-2-distractions-for-mental-well-being-fight-back-fight-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=296980","title":{"rendered":"Part 2 DISTRACTIONS FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING \u2013 Fight Back Fight fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Last week I shared Maggie\u2019s story with you. It is a true story where a distraction interrupted a panic attack!\u00a0 There is much written about this topic, yet many people\u00a0 (Often before even giving a heartfelt try) will state it does not work for them.\u00a0 Many have fallen into the ruts of thinking that keep them where they are instead of forging ahead.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Often the giant boulder in the way of progress using distractions comes from <strong>self-pity!\u00a0<\/strong> We have previously addressed: \u00a0How to recognize and redirect self-pity in the post\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/positiveapproachtopanicandanxiety.com\/2020\/04\/18\/can-you-get-past-yourself-are-you-standing-in-your-own-path-to-being-happy\/\">Can you get past yourself?<\/a><\/strong>   Self-Pity is responsible for many failures that people experience. Self-pity applies the brakes to any forward movement before positive results can be applied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>What I learned in Labor and delivery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Back in May 2019, the blog about<a href=\"https:\/\/positiveapproachtopanicandanxiety.com\/2019\/05\/29\/the-labor-and-delivery-connection-breathing\/\"> Labor and delivery <\/a>is all about distractions? \u00a0(This is a 2 part post.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Everyone seems to know about rhythmic breathing. However, they fail to realize <strong>counting out loud and listening to your breathing<\/strong> to keep it regular, is an integral part of this distraction. But in several countries instead of just counting and breathing, they are told to pick a familiar song and sing it. Use the alphabet song as an example. Recite it during times of stress out loud and try not to skip a beat or a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it may not be appropriate to actually sing but similarly, conscious humming can also work.<\/p>\n<p>Humming can be used as a trigger for IT IS TIME TO RELAX it can release endorphins. It is self-soothing and can help induce a feeling of wellbeing promoting calmness.<\/p>\n<p>The next post will be on a \u201cdistraction\u201d that is often overlooked, but in many cases, it is the key to overcoming mental torment!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">[Google \u2013 <strong>How do distractions take your mind off things? <\/strong>\u00a0There are many articles that may be helpful. Below I will share links to some of my favorites.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>LINKS ON HOW DISTRACTIONS WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/brain-distraction-procrastination-science\"><strong>Wired \u2013<\/strong>offers scientific proof that we are wired to be distracted.<\/a>\u00a0 This is a great article<strong>!<\/strong> About how the brain is programmed to work.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhhospitals.org\/Healthy-at-UH\/articles\/2020\/04\/strategies-to-redirect-your-thoughts-and-distract-your-mind\"><strong>UH HOSPITAL<\/strong>\u2013shares strategies to redirect your thoughts and distract your\u00a0 mind<\/a>.\u00a0They present grounding exercises to redirect your thoughts away from distressing feelings\u2026. They have an extensive list of ways to accomplish this. Well worth the read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/anxiety-disorder-2510539\"><strong>Very well Mind \u2013<\/strong>  not only has articles about anxiety<\/a>.  It discusses how to use emotions as a\u00a0 coping mechanism. \u00a0It addresses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/coping-with-emotions-with-distraction-2797606\">PTSD<\/a> and Addiction and also an article addressing distractions for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/distraction-techniques-for-panic-disorder-2584138\"> Panic Disorder\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happify.com\/hd\/how-to-fight-negative-thinking-with-distraction\/\"><strong>Happify.com<\/strong> \u2013 teaches how to fight negative thinking with distraction.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I shared Maggie\u2019s story with you. It is a true story where a distraction interrupted a panic attack!\u00a0 There is much written about this topic, yet many people\u00a0 (Often before even giving a heartfelt try) will state it does not work for them.\u00a0 Many have fallen into the ruts of thinking that keep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":296981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128940,128941,128942,128943],"tags":[67750,3191,1180,4850,3341,12634],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-296980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defeating-panic-and-anxiety","category-hope-to-overcome-mental-torment","category-overcoming-mental-torment","category-use-listenting-to-yourself-a-distraction","tag-distractions","tag-fear","tag-fight","tag-mental","tag-part","tag-wellbeing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Part 2 DISTRACTIONS FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING \u2013 Fight Back Fight fear - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=296980\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Part 2 DISTRACTIONS FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING \u2013 Fight Back Fight fear - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last week I shared Maggie\u2019s story with you. 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