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If Anxiety Runs Your Life, This Easy 30-Second Habit Could Smash Any Meltdown
I tried everything for anxiety, but this surprisingly simple survival hack worked best
Anxiety can take control of the mind. With mine, I would be fine one minute, and the next I would start spiraling. I could feel my chest tightening up. I had racing thoughts. And I’d get worked up over every “what if” I could think of.
I tried the therapy. I do journaling. I also do deep breathing, and I meditate. These are all fine and good. But I was looking for something to give me instant calm when panic started creeping in.
Grounding
Once, a therapist introduced a grounding move that was quite a joke because it appeared too uncomplicated to be effective.
But the first night I was restless with a racing heart, I tried it. And, wow. I was impressed. It calmed me down fast.
Here’s what to do
Name five things that are within your sight.
Name four things that you can feel with your hands.
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