The importance of relaxing
Let’s look at an example
Buthaina: no time, no energy
Buthaina
takes care of her husband Bakhit
who has dementia. She feels increasingly tense.
A friend advises her to try to relax and not ask too much of herself. Buthaina tells her friend that she does not have the time or energy to relax. Her friend explains that there are ways to relax
that do not take much time, and that relaxing might give Buthaina renewed energy that could help her get tasks done more easily. Buthaina succeeds in relaxing
Buthaina
decides to follow her friend’s advice and tries the breathing exercise her
friend showed her.
When
Buthaina
sees her friend again she says: “Thank you for the good advice. Although I
still have a lot to do, I feel less tense.” Buthaina
decides to do the breathing exercise every time she is feeling tense.
