Two Minute Calm Down Technique That Works

Anxiety lives in the nervous system, not the willpower budget.

• Anxiety lives in the nervous system, not the willpower budget.
• Naming the loop slows it down faster than fighting it.
• Two minutes of slow exhale can shift your heart rate.
• Your brain treats imagined threat the same as real threat.
• Grounding pulls attention out of the loop and into the room.