Starting to feel worried or afraid?

Mindfulness is a tool you can use to help you feel better! Here are a few things you can try:

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First, take some deep slow breaths. Next, see if you can find the following things:

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• What are three things I can hear? (for example, clock on the wall, car going by, music in the next room, my breath)

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• What are three things I can see? (for example, this table, that sign, that person walking by)

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• What are three things I can feel? (for example, the chair under me, the floor under my feet, my phone in my pocket)

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• What are three things that I can smell? (for example, flowers in the room, the laundry detergent, the soap on my hands)

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• What are three things I can taste? (for example, my tea, a cracker, a grape)

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Try to find these things one at a time and list them in your head. Using our senses can help us be feel calm, and realize we are safe!

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mindfulness exercise taken from Anxiety Canada

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