How to Prevent an Anxiety Attack

February 6, 2025

  • Breathe deeply in through your nose and out through your mouth
  • Slowly look around and find…
  • 5 things you can see
  • 4 things you can touch
  • 3 things you can hear
  • 2 things you can smell (or 2 smells you like)
  • 1 emotion you feel

This is called GROUNDING – it can help when you feel like you’ve gone too far in your head and lost all control of your surroundings.