Anxiety 5, 4, 3, 2, 1: A Grounding Technique for Anxiety
Anxiety 5, 4, 3, 2,1 is a mindfulness exercise used to cope with, lessen, and manage anxiety. Learn about how the technique works and ways you can use it to combat anxiety!
Actionable, helpful tips and resources we've compiled to empower you – wherever you are on your mental health journey.
Anxiety 5, 4, 3, 2,1 is a mindfulness exercise used to cope with, lessen, and manage anxiety. Learn about how the technique works and ways you can use it to combat anxiety!
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A Feelings Thermometer is a great tool to use with children to help them visualize and share their internal emotional states. Here's a guide to using one, plus a free handout!
Through various avenues, we’ve been told that journaling is a great form of self-expression and a helpful tool in finding what’s important to you.
Gratitude journals are a simple and powerful way to foster appreciation. Here's how to start your own tool, with prompts and instructions.
By becoming aware of your values and embracing them as your source of truth and authenticity, you can clarify your goals and purpose.
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Learn about the "Anger Iceberg," a concept designed to help you determine what's driving or contributing to anger.
The Big List of Pleasant Activities is often used in DBT to help individuals find something pleasant to do when negative thoughts become overwhelming, tailored to the coronavirus pandemic.
During the coronavirus pandemic, a DBT skill called Distract, Relax, and Cope can help step away from feelings of overwhelm in order to approach situations with a more level, grounded perspective.
Zencare team members are huge fans of therapy (no surprise!) and we gain so much from our weekly sessions! Here are tips we've learned on the couch.
Have you ever found yourself getting overly worked up or anxious about something before it even happened? This common anxiety is known as a cognitive distortion. By identifying these distortions, we can learn to isolate and overcome cognitive distortions – using a tactic known as "reframing."