There are proven techniques that can enable us to relax successfully without having to resort to using potions like drugs and alcohol, which decrease our minds as well as our efficiency. Some of these techniques are simple, so much so that they are often overlooked or dismissed as unimportant. Consider, for example, the following list of relaxation-inducing suggestions which are very basic as well as simple to implement:

1. Seek people who are pleasant to be around with when choosing your friends. Where possible, avoid contact with those who criticize you or like to constantly talk about the negative situations around them.

2. Make time to get away, even if only in your mind. A few minutes of privacy each day, when you can relax and think, is important even for children. Find a way to do this even if it means getting up early or going for a brief walk.

3. Do not let worrisome situations drift. If there is unhappiness or concern in your life, try to do something about the problems.

4. When you cannot decide what to do, always choose to do what is right. Cheating, deception, and unethical behavior can all produce guilt feelings which directly lead to tension.

5. Slow down - literally. Practice moving more slowly. Low your speech when you talk and your pace when you walk. Eat with slower movements, putting down your fork in between bites. When you move slower you feel less pressured.

6. Avoid excuses. Blaming other people or circumstances does not help much. Take responsibility for yourself and your own actions.
Then you are able to relax much better.

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