Circles of relaxation
Added 2021-10-09 10:30:49 +0000 UTCYou've just got home, and your partner wants to help you relax...
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Your partner took hold of your hand, holding it in their lap. They smiled at you, as their thumb began to rub in your palm. βHush now, itβs okay. I know, I know, Its been a long, tiring day, hasnβt it? But you can relax with me, canβt you?β You nodded, it had been a long day.
βThatβs good. You can feel the relaxation Iβm giving to your hand, canβt you?β They continued. And as they said it, you could. You could feel the warm tingles of relaxation that were spreading out from where their thumb was gently rubbing circles, around, and around.
They kept going. βAnd you can feel that relaxation begin to spread, up your arm. You can just let it happen for me, canβt you?β Another nod. Their voice felt so good to listen to. βLetting that relaxation spread up to your shoulder. And I want you to notice something else for me.β
They look down to your hand, and then back up to you. βYou can feel my thumb, wiping little circles of relaxation on your palm, canβt you?β A slow nod was all your could manage. βGood β can you feel my thumb wiping those same circles of relaxation in your mind?β
In that moment, you became aware of it. Aware of the sensation of your thoughts being wiped away, circled and spiralled into oblivion. It was so easy to let your thoughts drain away for them, even as the relaxation began to spread, faster and faster, throughout your body.
Before long, you were sagging, barely able to keep yourself upright in your chair. They smiled at your drooping eyelids, your relaxed body, the way that you could barely understand what they were saying any more. They pulled your hand towards them, and caught you, as you dropped.
