If anxiety rises in you right now, here is how to stop it in about sixty seconds

If anxiety rises in you right now, here is how to stop it in about sixty seconds. First, breathe out longer than you breathe in. Inhale gently through the nose for four counts, then exhale through the mouth for six. This single change tells your nervous system the danger has passed. Second, name the feeling out loud in a quiet voice: “This is anxiety in my chest.” Naming it moves the sensation ...