Anxiety Interruption

Let's not fix anything for the next two minutes. We're only going to slow down.

Put both feet flat on the floor. Feel the ground holding you up. It doesn't need your help.

Breathe in through your nose, slowly. And let it out even more slowly, like a wave sliding back out.

Your body has moved into alarm. That's not a flaw. It's an old protection system doing its job a little too well.

You can say to it, quietly: thank you. I hear you. We are not in danger right now.

Notice five things you can see. Two things you can hear. One thing you can feel under your hands.

Nothing has to be solved in this exact moment. The moment is only asking you to breathe.

When you're ready, take one more slow breath, and carry a little of this quiet with you.