![]() Just slightly raising them will create tension, and this tension throws the nervous system out of balance. And the unsettling of the shoulders doesn’t have to be large to produce anxiety, stiff necks, and headaches. We raise our shoulders unnaturally when we lean on a desk or hold the telephone between our shoulders and ears, when we are shocked by a loud noise, and who knows how many other times throughout the day. It isn’t too difficult to do this for a moment, but to sustain this condition unconsciously in our lives is another matter. Let the shoulders drop, or settle in harmony with gravity, into their most comfortable position. However, owing to the effects of gravity, relaxation is problematic unless we let the shoulders remain in their natural place. “Relaxing the shoulders is vital for relaxation in general. Office civilisation could not be feasible without the hard take-offs and landings effected by coffee and alcohol.” ![]() He will perhaps only ever do one thing well in his life.įor this particular combination of tiredness and nervous energy, the sole workable solution is wine. ![]() It is of course impossible to read, for a sincere book would demand not only time, but also a clear emotional lawn around the text in which associations and anxieties could emerge and be disentangled. He is in no state to engage with anything significant. He is impatient and restless, but simultaneously exhausted and fragile. ![]() He feels as if he had been playing a computer game which remorselessly tested his reflexes, only to have its plug suddenly pulled from the wall. Now there are only silence and the flashing of the unset clock on the microwave. His mind has been wound to a pitch of concentration by the interactions of the office. “The challenge lies in knowing how to bring this sort of day to a close. ![]()
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