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• I’ve been sitting hunched and shallow-breathing trying to think my way out of a low mood for an hour and it isn’t budging
• I’m caught in a downward spiral of thoughts and trying to think my way out, but I’m hunched over and collapsed the whole time
• I’m slumped over and folded into myself, and I keep wondering why I feel so unmotivated and foggy
• When I’m feeling low I notice I’m all folded in on myself
• I’ll suddenly catch myself caved in at my desk and realize I’ve been quietly sinking into a low mood for an hour without noticing

Practices that may help

1. Change your state by changing your body
   “Motion creates emotion” — shift posture, breath, and movement to shift how you feel, fast.
   Tony Robbins’ Core Practices
2. Un-slump to interrupt low mood
   Use a deliberate posture shift as a physical pattern-interrupt when you spiral.
   Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained
3. Use posture to scaffold a productive cognitive state
   Adopt an upright, open posture before cognitive work to support focus and approach motivation.
   Embodied Cognition: How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking
4. Reset to an upright, open posture
   Sit or stand tall with an open chest to give your brain different bodily evidence.
   Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained
5. Read your own posture as a self-signal
   Notice what your posture tells you about your state and respond to it.
   Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained
6. Mindful movement: yoga and walking as body-awareness practices
   Use slow, intentional movement to practice bringing full attention to the body without goals.
   Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Made Practical
7. Engage when sadness says withdraw
   When low mood urges isolation and shutdown, deliberately do an activity and connect.
   Opposite Action: Acting Against the Emotion’s Urge
8. Do the opposite action all the way
   Commit to the opposite fully — posture, voice, attention — not half-heartedly.
   Opposite Action: Acting Against the Emotion’s Urge
9. Use short walking bouts for energy and mood
   Take brief walks to lift energy and mood, not only to hit a step count.
   Micro-Workouts (Exercise Snacks), Honestly Explained
10. Working with sloth-and-torpor (thina-middha)
    Dullness and sleepiness in meditation require energising antidotes, not more settling.
    The Five Hindrances: Diagnosing and Working with Meditation Obstacles

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