GROUND YOURSELF WITH THE 5-4-3-2-1 TECHNIQUE
Techniques like the 5-4-3-2-1 exercise help refocus your mind on the present moment—notice 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, and 1 you taste—to break the cycle of anxious thoughts.
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5-4-3-2-1 technique - five things you can see, four things you can touch, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, one thing you can taste.
The Method
5: Acknowledge FIVE things we see around us. It could be a pen, a spot on the ceiling, anything in our surroundings.
4: Acknowledge FOUR things we can touch around us. It could be our hair,...
The 5 Second Rule
If you have an impulse to act on a goal, you must physically move within 5 seconds or your brain will kill the idea.
- Start by counting backwards to yourself: 5-4-3-2-1. The counting will help you focus on the goal or commitment and distract you f...
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