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  2. We tried a simple calming technique called the 'burrito wrap ...

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    Wrap yourself in a blanket like a burrito, lie down, close your eyes, and breathe - this adult swaddling technique may calm you down, therapists say.

  3. 9 of the best weighted blankets to help with insomnia or anxiety

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    For those suffering from insomnia or anxiety, a weighted blanket can help calm you and help you acheive a better night's sleep. 9 of the best weighted blankets to help with insomnia or anxiety [Video]

  4. Weighted blanket - Wikipedia

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    A woman underneath a DIY 12 pound (5.4kg) weighted blanket.. A weighted blanket is an especially heavy blanket that is used to aid sleep and reduce anxiety.Initially, weighted blankets were most commonly used as therapeutic tools to assist autistic people, individuals with dementia, and mental health conditions.

  5. Comfort object - Wikipedia

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    Among toddlers, a comfort object often takes the form of a blanket (called a security blanket) or a stuffed animal, doll or other toy, and may be referred to by a nickname such as blankie. Comfort objects are said to enable children to gain independence and research indicates that these objects have positive effects on children by reducing ...

  6. Alleviate Your Anxiety With These Weighted Blankets ... - AOL

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    Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. The past two years have been seriously stress-inducing. As we adjust to this new normal ...

  7. Antidepressant - Wikipedia

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    Meta-analyses of published and unpublished trials have found that antidepressants have a placebo-subtracted effect size (standardized mean difference or SMD) in the treatment of anxiety disorders of around 0.3, which equates to a small improvement and is roughly the same magnitude of benefit as their effectiveness in the treatment of depression ...

  8. Space blanket - Wikipedia

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    layering materials of emergency blanket 32 layers are 0.45mm thick. First developed by NASA ' s Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964 for the US space program, [2] [3] [4] the material comprises a thin sheet of plastic (often PET film) that is coated with a metallic, reflecting agent, making it metallized polyethylene terephthalate (MPET) that is usually gold or silver in color, which reflects ...

  9. Anxiety disorder - Wikipedia

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    Separation anxiety disorder (SepAD) is the feeling of excessive and inappropriate levels of anxiety over being separated from a person or place. Separation anxiety is a normal part of development in babies or children, and it is only when this feeling is excessive or inappropriate that it can be considered a disorder. [37]