Touch Yourself, Heal Yourself…The Unspoken Truth
I want to prove to you how powerful your body is I want to prove to you how powerful your body is right now, how it can heal itself with your own touch. right now, how it can heal itself with your own touch. When we touch, cuddle, hug, or even holding When we touch, cuddle, hug, or even holding hands, our body releases the feelgood hormones. hands, our body releases the feelgood hormones.
These hormones include oxytocin, dopamine, These hormones include oxytocin, dopamine, as well as serotonin. as well as serotonin. And these hormones are released into our bodies And these hormones are released into our bodies as we experience the feelings of happiness, relaxation, as we experience the feelings of happiness, relaxation, improved mood and lower levels of depression. improved mood and lower levels of depression.
And hugging gives us a sense And hugging gives us a sense of relaxation and instant calmness. of relaxation and instant calmness. It increases our parasympathetic nervous system. It increases our parasympathetic nervous system.
Just hugging someone else, hugging Just hugging someone else, hugging a pet, increases oxytocin. a pet, increases oxytocin. And that hormone can do wonders when And that hormone can do wonders when it comes to healing of our bodies. it comes to healing of our bodies.
And when you need to get that And when you need to get that hug from your nearest and dearest, it’s hug from your nearest and dearest, it’s quite therapeutic and healing for our body. quite therapeutic and healing for our body.
But do we always have to wait for that to happen? But do we always have to wait for that to happen? Absolutely. No. Absolutely. No. That’s what this technique is about. That’s what this technique is about. It’s about learning to hug yourself. It’s about learning to hug yourself.
Because self hugging may sound a little awkward, Because self hugging may sound a little awkward, even silly, but it’s a real thing. even silly, but it’s a real thing. As medical science and research shows that hugging can As medical science and research shows that hugging can help reduce pain as well as endorphins to give help reduce pain as well as endorphins to give you a sense of calmness, happiness and serenity.
you a sense of calmness, happiness and serenity. And there’s no doubt that healing comes from touch. And there’s no doubt that healing comes from touch.
And if it’s someone else touching us or And if it’s someone else touching us or we touch ourselves as if we’re hugging ourselves, we touch ourselves as if we’re hugging ourselves, this secretes these neurotransmitters and it also promotes this secretes these neurotransmitters and it also promotes relaxation since it lowers the level of cortisol, relaxation since it lowers the level of cortisol, the stress hormone in your body.
the stress hormone in your body. And when you’re having a hard day, you’re And when you’re having a hard day, you’re stressed out, you may feel lonely and depressed. stressed out, you may feel lonely and depressed. You need to do this little technique. You need to do this little technique.
Take your arms, wrap it around your body, Take your arms, wrap it around your body, you can wrap it around your other arm, you can wrap it around your other arm, you can wrap it around your ribs. you can wrap it around your ribs. There’s no right or wrong way.
There’s no right or wrong way. Now when you do so, you’re going Now when you do so, you’re going to squeeze, you’re going to touch your to squeeze, you’re going to touch your body, you can actually use your fingers. body, you can actually use your fingers.
And I want you to imagine what that And I want you to imagine what that hug is feeling like inside of you. hug is feeling like inside of you. The type of emotion you want to give out to The type of emotion you want to give out to someone else is what you’re going to give yourself. someone else is what you’re going to give yourself. You’re going to feel the warmth.
You’re going to feel the warmth. As you do this, the brain gets confused because As you do this, the brain gets confused because it will remove pain, it will get rid of it will remove pain, it will get rid of anxiety, it will take away lots of depression as anxiety, it will take away lots of depression as these particular neurotransmitters and hormones are being secreted from these particular neurotransmitters and hormones are being secreted from your brain into your body.
your brain into your body. So as you do so, you can actually start moving side So as you do so, you can actually start moving side to side, just like a baby when they’re being rocked. to side, just like a baby when they’re being rocked. You can close your eyes, you can listen to You can close your eyes, you can listen to music, you can give yourself subliminal messages and tell music, you can give yourself subliminal messages and tell yourself, I love you, I got this. yourself, I love you, I got this.
This day is going to be great. This day is going to be great. I’m in the process of making I’m in the process of making great things happen in my life. great things happen in my life. And whatever subliminal messages you want to And whatever subliminal messages you want to give yourself, that’s when you want to give yourself, that’s when you want to start doing it, because your subconscious mind start doing it, because your subconscious mind is hearing everything that you’re saying. is hearing everything that you’re saying.
It’s a 24 hours recorder. It’s a 24 hours recorder. And as you keep hugging yourself, little bits at And as you keep hugging yourself, little bits at a time throughout the day, as days go on, a time throughout the day, as days go on, you will see amazing changes within your life. you will see amazing changes within your life.
And I know that many of you may And I know that many of you may feel a little awkward or funny doing this, feel a little awkward or funny doing this, but I promise you the research is there. but I promise you the research is there.
This can do wonders for the This can do wonders for the health and wealth of your body. health and wealth of your body. Please share this video with your friends and family. Please share this video with your friends and family. Leave your comments below.
Leave your comments below. And most important, make it a great day. I’m Dr. And most important, make it a great day. I’m Dr. Alan Mandel. Alan Mandel.
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