Learn
Learn
Health worry lives in the future: what might be happening, what might come later. Grounding brings you back to the one place you can actually act, which is this moment. By noticing what you can see, hear, touch and smell, you give your mind something steady to hold. It works well at midnight when you reach for your phone, or in a waiting room. You do not need to feel calm afterwards. You only need to notice that you are here, in this room, and that right now this moment is manageable. Try it twice today, once when you are fine and once when the worry is loud.
Practice
Do the five-senses exercise, then the self-soothe version.
Each tool opens in its own page. Use your browser back button to return here.
Reflect
Reflect
Optional. Think it over or jot it down. Nothing you write is kept.
Stays on this device. Not saved or sent anywhere.
Ready when you are. You can finish the practice later and come back.
This program does not replace medical care. Any new, changing or worrying physical symptom needs to be seen by a doctor first, even if you think it might be anxiety. If health worries are taking over your day, work, sleep or money, please talk to a doctor, psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. If you have thoughts of ending your life, call Tele MANAS on 14416 or 112 now.