Anxiety counting
Count to five
Take a breath
Take a break
Take a step
Step away
Count to five
Don't step over the edge
Stay one step closer
Say off the end
Count to five
One.
Breathe in
Breathe out
Feel the world around you
Two.
Feel the ground beneath your feet
Stay attached
Stay grounded
Stay safe
Three.
Take a look
Take a listen
See life around you
Hear the sounds of the world
Four.
Sense yourself drifting through the air
Stay there
Keep your mind and body down
Five.
View the world
Try a different lens
Looking better?
good.
One
Two
Three
Four
five
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