The 5-4-3-2-1 method
Here is how the 5-4-3-2-1 method works:
Slowly count down from five to one. As you count down, use each number as a cue to engage one of your five senses.
- Five – look at five objects in your environment.
- Four – hear four distinct sounds.
- Three – feel three sensations.
- Two – detect two smells.
- One – identify one taste.
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