How can I stop my hands shaking
kimberly100024
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Nov 5, 2020
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Take a few moments to breathe deeply. Breathe with your belly and center your mind and your head over your shoulders. Straighten your posture and plant your feet on the ground. Assume a confident position, even if you do not feel like you are truly confident. This will prepare your body and your mind to confront whatever is making your hands shake. Focus on stability and peace of mind; let the anxious thoughts pass through like clouds. Affirm yourself that you have courage and confidence inside of you. If your hands still shake, focus on your breathing again. Try to release the muscles and tension in your hands, your arms, and any other places that are tense.
LinaMoon
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Nov 6, 2020
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Having your hands shake can be really difficult to cope with, especially if you're an artist or are worried about if anyone will notice that your hands are shaking. As crazy as this sounds, one of the best things to do is try not to focus on it. The ways you can do that is by focusing on your breathing or grounding exercises. Also, if this is a common occurrence for you, drink lots of water and make sure your body is well nourished. I wish you the best of luck! I hope this helped you a little bit. -Lina
CuddlyLlama
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Nov 14, 2020
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Limit or avoid caffeine as this tends to make it worse. Consider physical therapy to strengthen and improve it. See your GP or a Dr who may be able to explore this and offer diagnosis(if you do not have this already) they can offer different forms of treatment and medication which can often lessen or at least reduce your tremors significantly. These treatments could rang from beta blockers to anti anxiety meds if this the cause. Consider writing down what happens and when it happens to get a better idea of what is going on for you and help you get treatment :)
TheFunnyWalker
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Dec 16, 2020
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I usually close my eyes and take deep breaths while trying to clear my mind and think of nothing at all. It helps to sit or find something to lean against. It takes a couple minutes but it works for me. It sometimes help to picture nothing but the color white for some reason 🤷🽠When that doesn’t help I try washing my face and controlling my breathing. Usually when hands start to shake then breathing and heart rate increases so I don’t try to stop the shaking I try to control the heart rate and breathing and that In turn help to stop shaking for me.
Anonymous
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Jan 20, 2021
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Shaking hands can occur for many reasons, including reasons pertaining to health, so before you take any advice from the internet about how to stop your hands from shaking, it may be a good idea to check with a healthcare professional or doctor to see why your hands are shaking and to rule out any possible underlying health conditions. Consulting a doctor may even resolve the issue if they are able to identify and treat the cause. However, if the shaking is idiopathic (that is, without a known cause) or if it is recommended to be treated through lifestyle modifications, several modifications may help. These include: reducing caffeine in the diet, engaging in calming exercises or mindfulness exercises, practicing small rituals that you find relaxing and which seem to reduce the tremor, for instance, focusing on small, safe, fine motor tasks, like drawing or stringing beads. I wish you the best of luck with your hands, and hope you are able to find the answers you need.
Anonymous
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Feb 10, 2021
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Hi! I absolutely understand how much of a burden shaking hands can be. Here are some tips to prevent them from shaking: Try to avoid caffeine. Caffeine and other stimulants can increase tremors. Learn to relax, take your mind to a place that calms you and makes you feel at peace. Another tip is to keep your hands occupied. Try doing activities such as drawing, writing, building Legos, or playing a mobile game. If none of the previously listed options don't work for you, try wearing wrist weights! The extra weight on your arm may very well make control easier.
Easylistener
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Feb 13, 2021
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If you find your hands shaking it helps a lot to try and drop your shoulders, take a few deep breaths and have a glass of water. The more you centre yourself it will help to calm your nervous system, which will calm the shaking. Usually anxiety is the cause of the adrenaline rush to cause shaking, so the more you work on calming the Central Nervous System and the fight or flight response, you would help the hand shaking. Sometimes a sleepless night, or overuse of alcohol can also cause this response, so getting more sleep is a good idea.
bluepicnic
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Mar 6, 2021
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For me, my hands shaking tends to be a sign of anxiety, I use breathing, mindfulness, and grounding techniques to ground myself. Holding my hands together and breathing deeply tends to help me. Moving to an environment I'm more comfortable in is also nice when I have the opportunity. For grounding, I like the 5 things method. It involves locating and pointing out to yourself 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you (and everyone) can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. You don't have to go around touching and smelling things, but by finding these things in your environment it can be calming and help reduce anxiety that tends to be the root cause of the hand shaking, at least in my experience.
energetic4unicorns
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Feb 27, 2022
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When I'm very nervous or have a lot of anxiety, my hands tend to shake. One way I stop the shaking is by squeezing a stress ball. I have a lot of different kinds of stressed balls that I keep on my desk for these types of situations. Just simply squeezing my stress balls helps to not only stop the shaking of my hands, but it helps to calm myself down. I also have a fidget cube that I like to use whenever I am feeling anxious and need something to do with my hands. I would therefore recommend fidget cubes or stress balls.
Anonymous
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Mar 4, 2022
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Sometimes our hands shake for many reasons. It's possible to first rule out physiological and medical causes, with a professional like a doctor - where they can do a full blood test and scans and everything. Then, explore mental health causes, with professionals - and with moral support on websites like these.
Sometimes, people shake when they are dehydrated and anxious (like the person didn't have enough water or food during the day). If you feel this is mostly anxietal-related, then it's good to map out when you feel this way, and identify triggers. From there, you can proactively take measure before the shaking occurs. For example, if you always shake in your hands at night after a long day at work, then maybe you can change up the time you eat, sleep, relax, work, etc. Breathing exercises sometimes help and alleviate some physical symptoms especially if you practice each day.
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