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Staying chill during sedation - my little trick
Had to get a minor procedure done recently and was pretty nervous about the sedation part. Nurse told me to focus on something relaxing or pleasant as they gave me the meds. So I started mentally replaying my favorite vacation memory (beach, waves, ice cream...you know, the good stuff). Worked like a charm, felt calm and drifted off easy. Curious if anyone else has their own little mental tricks or routines for staying relaxed during sedation?
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Interesting approach, but honestly, visualizing stuff never really worked for me. I tend to get caught up in details and lose the relaxing vibe. Instead, I count backwards slowly from 100...usually don't even make it past 85 before I'm out cold.