# Anxiety Exhaustion Relief — A Guided Meditation for When Anxiety Has Drained You

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Podcast: [Calming Anxiety | Guided Meditation, Sleep Hypnosis & Panic Attack Relief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/calming-anxiety-guided-meditation-sleep-hypnosis-panic-attack-relief-98140)
Published: 2026-05-26T02:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

If you’ve felt bone-tired today—not from physical labor, but from the sheer weight of what you’ve been feeling—this session is for you. The fatigue created by anxiety is a real, physiological state, often underestimated and misunderstood. In this episode, we provide a dedicated space to stop the "overtime" work of your nervous system and begin the process of restoration. Join Martin Hewlett , clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic, for a 10-minute vagus nerve reset and visualization designed to help you put down the heavy stone of exhaustion. Episode Chapters 0:00 – Understanding Anxiety Exhaustion 0:30 – Welcome from Martin Hewlett 1:00 – Vagus Nerve Reset: Biological Off-Switch 2:30 – The Still Lake: Visualization for Letting Go 5:00 – Affirmations for Nervous System Recovery 8:30 – 3 Daily Caring Tips for Exhaustion Relief 9:15 – Returning to Your Day & Final Message Affirmations for RestRepeat these silently or simply receive them to help anchor your calm: I give my nervous system permission to rest. The tiredness I feel is not weakness; it is proof of how hard I have been trying. I am allowed to put down the weight of anxiety. My body knows how to restore itself when I let it. I am safe. I am still. I am enough exactly as I am right now. 3 Daily Caring Tips Name it as Anxiety, Not Failure: Remind yourself: "This is my nervous system, not my character." This reframe reduces secondary anxiety. One Small Restorative Act: Choose one gentle thing that fills you up—a warm drink, five minutes outside, or a favorite song. Reduce the Input: Give your brain a break from the "information storm." Just 20 minutes of less scrolling or news can make a measurable difference. Go FurtherIf you are ready to break the cycle of anxiety permanently, visit calminganxiety.fm fo…

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