I want to print this and put it in my cubicle.

This is a good idea, but the fourth sign will be confusing in a Heavy Metal Club.

I'm also sad!

Oh dear... I didn't realise I was that bad. Thanks dad.

Whole lotta people about to get emailed.

OoOo I will consider this if I renovate my house

totally correct!

This should be shown to everyone :D

Where is this theme park??! ;-)

that's it,

Thanks, I will show this to my friend

I see a great deal of patients (I'm a paramedic, 27 years) that are having true (and very real to them) anxiety attacks. When I used to quickly medicate them, to calm them, I use this. Depending on the person (and my mood), I change the items they need to think and consider....5 favorite foods, 4 places you want to visit, etc. With each number, I ask them a few questions based on what they name (ex. One favorite food is pizza...what kind do you like? Extra cheese? Crust?). In the (roughly) 10 years I have used Grounding, I have only had a few patients that still need medication, or need to go through them, again (changing what they fit into each number). A few patients think I'm ridiculous, I ask them to just play along...they humor me. When it is all done, I teach them how to use it. Grounding works. Try it!!

My therapist taught me something like this for my anxiety. It's called the element method. Earth is what you feel/see, water is just drink some water, fire is imagining you're in a place that makes you feel safe, and air is breathing. It's super helpful so if you have bad anxiety, try it out.

This is what my 6th grade teacher did every day in class when we entered the classroom, but I just figured out what it meant. This is awesome!

Had an anxiety attack in the bathroom of a restaurant last night. This random as person slid under the stall door and sat with me.

I have an anxiety disorder, and trust me, even though it seems like it doesn’t work, it does. It can be hard to realize that, but it does work.

What a great list! I'm definitely going to share this!

I have used this many times, it can be super helpful in the moment.

I’ll remember this and send to my daughter

This works, y'all.

i needed this

I only wish I would have know that at the beggining of march. I had 2 panic attacks and ended up in ER.

Boiled sweets / hard candy really help too. There's something about the body not creating saliva when anxious, so tricking it into producing saliva can short circuit the anxiety.

I learned this before, from Sanders Sides.

Great tools; this is called physical grounding. Everything except “think about smells you like” and #5 are part of this practice. #5 is emotional grounding, the second half of #2 is mental grounding. For some people, mixing these can be counter productive. If you have a panic disorder, don’t ask the internet about it, find a therapist and perhaps a psychiatrist or PNP (psychiatric nurse practitioner). Also, psychiatrists are not therapists.

Tip: create a box or some other container, and fill it with some favorites, i.e.; something with a smell you love(a fabric swatch with perfume on it), something you love to touch (a piece of fabric or a stuffy), something you love to taste (candy), and a picture that reminds you of someone or some place that brings good memories, and some sound you love (music, Velcro, you get the idea). This will be your "calm box"

Very helpful, I can attest.

Avoiding things that trigger anxiety attacks, also work.

As someone who has suffered with anxiety attacks off and on my entire life, this does not work. Probably written by someone who's never dealt with it. And don't ask people why they're anxious, tell them to calm down, or try to sooth them. Nothing causes it, it just happens. And your attempts to help almost always make it worse.

How about let people eat steak how they like it. The chef can shove the rare steak where the sun don’t shine.

I'm so bad at crafting, mine would probably end up being just confetti :/

The niqab and the burka should not be legal in our society. First because the face is the way of conveying emotions and covering it it’s dehumanising but specially for security. The other veils should be all legal for adults but not for kids since they cannot consent to them. I am heartbroken each time that I see a 8yo covered like if she needs to be hidden while her brothers run around freely.

Also Mayfly will certainly fly (I'll see myself out)

Good office lighting has a function to simluate daylight. Very warm with the early morning, going towards natural through the day, then back to normal in the evening. If you get good LED drivers, you can drive RGBW LED stripes like this.

I will rather be less of a boss than give up "No worries".

or ninjas

This is 100% true, and it's disheartening :(

In the age of cancel culture, I'm astonished that nobody's gotten to the Dukes of Hazard yet. 🤔

Good rules for dealing with anyone really.

And please avoid using very twice or more in a row : very very very ...

all just downright amazing

I never wanted a tattoo, but this chart would be very helpful!

THAT, my friends, is a work of art

I like it

It's not like newborns are blind though. They can see sharp for a small distance, 30 cm as far as I know

Lol before I read 'congrats' I thought it was referencing World of Warcraft. Cause, if you aren't tired or stressed, you can be after playing WoW for a while

got 4 dogs and one , Cali , she will put ANYTHING in her mouth , and if she thinks you want to take it off her she will try to eat it , this could come in very handy , she is also the most loving dog i know

America: 2016-2020.

I hope I never have to come to a point where I would need this information

Not really a hack but some helpful ideas

Awesome USA.

First you decline, then be gracious. Wording is very essential and people tend to pay attention to the sentence after the "but". For example "I won't be able to make it, but thank you for considering me" vs "thank you for inviting me, but I can't come". I think the first one sounds better, even if it's essentially the same.

Seems fair

I love the colour of both new and rusted copper. So pretty!