Coping

Choose a Calming Tool

Notice what you need, choose a fitting tool, try it safely, and learn what helps you regain enough steadiness to choose your next action.

  1. 1 Choose
  2. 2 Check in
  3. 3 Try
  4. 4 Notice
  5. 5 Adjust

What are you noticing right now?

Choose the closest fit. You can still pick any tool.

Choose what you notice to see a recommendation.

Choose a tool

How activated do you feel right now?

0 means not activated. 10 means extremely activated. Hover over or focus on a number for its definition.

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Pause for safety. This practice is not emergency care. If you may hurt yourself or someone else, cannot stay safe, or have a medical emergency, stop and contact emergency services or immediate support.

Try your calming tool

Notice what happened

Improvement is not required. Any response is useful information.

How activated do you feel now?

Hover over or focus on a number for its definition.

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What changed?

How challenging was the exercise?

Did this practice feel safe enough to continue?

What you learned

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