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Grounding technique

User Profile: practicalEyes241
practicalEyes241 January 3rd

5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique 🌿

Feeling overwhelmed or anxious? Try this quick grounding exercise:

5️⃣ Name 5 things you can see

4️⃣ Name 4 things you can feel/touch

3️⃣ Name 3 things you can hear

2️⃣ Name 2 things you can smell

1️⃣ Name 1 thing you can taste

Take slow breaths while you do it.

It helps bring your mind back to the present moment.

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@practicalEyes241 I used this one, too! I use more breathing exercises, now that I’m more aware of my mind, but simple tasks like this really helped me when I didn’t know how to just pop a solution into existence by myself.