Watch this when
The 5-4-3-2-1 Method: A Grounding Exercise to Manage Anxiety
5 things you see. 4 you can touch. Start here.
Who it's for
The animation walks the viewer step by step through the 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding exercise, which needs no equipment and can be done anywhere.
Acute panic or spiralling anxiety; disconnected→Back in the present moment, breathing slower
Feelings it meets
What it is
This short animated video (about 4.5 minutes, December 2020), narrated by Jordan Jones for The Partnership in Education, guides viewers through the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise. The method uses the senses to bring attention back to your immediate surroundings to calm anxious thoughts, needs no equipment and can be done almost anywhere in a few minutes.
Where to find it
Free on YouTube.
Before you start
Age: Not rated (suggested 8+)
And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in the hand of the feared.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Freedom”
