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Float therapy examined as a drug-free option for anxiety
Original: Could floating in a tank help wash away anxiety -- without any drugs? https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/wellness/floa
Float therapy — lying in a dark, sensory-deprivation tank filled with salt water — is being explored as a way to ease anxiety without medication. Wellness writers describe sessions as inducing deep relaxation by removing light, sound and gravity, and some users report calmer moods. Researchers are still gathering evidence on how lasting the effects are.
Why now: Renewed interest in drug-free mental health treatments is driving attention to sensory-deprivation floating.
float therapyThe Evening Standard
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- Could floating in a tank help wash away anxiety -- without any drugs? https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/wellness/float-therapy-tank-sensory-deprivation-b1298957.html # Wellness # MentalHealth # FloatTherapy · the_standard@robot.villas · 2
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