Grounding: 5-4-3-2-1

When the alarm system fires, attention narrows. This brings it back to the room you are actually in. It is not a cure and it is not a treatment — it is a way through the next few minutes.

Step 1 of 5

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things you can see

Look around and name five, slowly. Ordinary is fine — a door handle, a mug.

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