How to Manage Stress Using the Best Me Technique

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Choose a time when you are not too sleepy or tired

   If you should find yourself becoming uncomfortable during the session, it should not disturb you to gently adjust your position in order to keep yourself as comfortable as possible.
   
   Then, guide yourself through the elements of the Best Me Technique, as using whatever combination of words and images feels natural to you, as illustrated in the following example. (The elements are easy to remember because they correspond to the first letters of the words, "Best Me.")
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   Step 2: so that you are not likely to doze off.

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   Step 3: Find a quiet place with subdued lighting

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   Step 4: where you are not likely to be disturbed for at least half an hour

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   Step 5: Turn off your cell phone or pager

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   Step 6: if you have one

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   Step 7: and take the telephone off the hook or put it on answer mode with the ringer turned off.

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   Step 8: Sit down or lie down in a position which will enable you to relax deeply.

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