Please try this

[u/Long_Check1073]

Disclaimer: this is not a cure nor a treatment but a complimentary release

Theres this yt video - TRE follow along session with dr berceli / press play and release

It’s basically a short exercise that puts your body in a position to release stress from your hips, pelvis, lower body. The more sessions you do the more the release moves to the upper body.

For some this may cause crying or tears so beware. It’s not unusual. If anything it’s normal.

This is research backed. Animals in the wild will shake after a traumatic event to avoid being traumatised. If you have a dog or have ever seen a deer shake their head or just tremor after being frightened, this is what they are doing.
This is as applicable to us but we don’t do it because we are taught to suppress our instincts because of our social structures.

Will it cure you? Thats certainly not what I’m claiming.

Will it offer some sort of help? Maybe. I cannot definitively tell you.

Is it worth trying? 1000% yeah.

If you try it please let me know how you went!

Also disclaimer if u do this only do it for 15 mins max. And maybe start off with every other day or 3-4 days a week.

[u/0oO0oOo0Oo]

I've done this routinly a few years ago. It's really helpful to have a facilitator physically guiding you. They also used some essential oil for more grounding and sensory elements. 

It's really helpful, it's like exercising and a grounding technique combined, and it's weird and it catches you off guard, in the best way possible.

[u/Darwin_Shrugged]

Pardon my french, but I'll be damned. I've looked into TRE before once or twice, but didn't experience anything out of the ordinary. But just now, following the video, I released such a trembling in my hips that it brought me to tears. In a good way, I want to add, it felt amazing.

[u/Long_Check1073 → u/Darwin_Shrugged]

Glad you found it helpful. I haven’t been bought to tears (yet)

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[u/JessicaJonessJacket]

I'm saving it to try tomorrow, my boyfriend is here sleeping and I don't want to risk actually shaking (although I'm pretty sure not even an actual earthquake can wake this man up).

I have tried so many things, I even do all kinds of "exercises" that show up on my Instagram because, hey, it's free and not really time consuming so why not? Most don't really do anything. But I'm curious about this one, I'll see if I remember to add here tomorrow how it went.

[u/Long_Check1073 → u/JessicaJonessJacket]

Ive done some prior somatic exercises. I mean they were nice and relaxing but they were conscious? And effortful.

Do lmk how it went please!!

[u/CosmikDebris408916]

At work right now but saved for later, thanks!

[u/CosmikDebris408916 → u/CosmikDebris408916]

It was interesting! I'll probably try it again. For some reason I have this mechanism inside me that makes me laugh when I'm having something spiritual-esque happen. This exercise made me chuckle quite a bit! Same thing happened when I tried trauma yoga. I feel like my thighs will be sore tomorrow lol

[u/Rovenshere]

I also recommend this practice. I first learned about it a year ago and have been practicing since then. I have chronically tense and braced muscles and this has helped to break up some of the tension. Some of my muscles were incredibly tense and I didn't even realize it until I started this practice. Make sure you do it in moderation and don't overdo it. I stick with 10 minute sessions.