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The 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Exercise

exercise · about 4 min

When thoughts spiral, your senses are the fastest way back to the present.

Name, slowly: - 5 things you can see - 4 things you can feel - 3 things you can hear - 2 things you can smell - 1 thing you can taste

Go gently — this isn't a test. The counting occupies the racing part of your mind while your senses re-anchor you in the room you're actually in.

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