Unclench
1 min · body
A thirty-second sweep through the three places you hold tension — jaw, shoulders, hands — letting each one go. You're almost certainly clenching something right now.
Do this →Drained or overstimulated
Not sad, not anxious — just fried. Different problem, different fix.
Dim the Inputs
3 min · body
Cut the incoming signal for two minutes — screens down, sound off, eyes soft or closed. Overstimulation isn't a mood to push through; it's a load. Lower the load.
Do this →Shake It Out
3 min · body
Stand up and physically shake out your arms, hands, and legs for a minute. Looks ridiculous, works anyway — it gives a spiked-up system somewhere for the energy to go. Do it where no one's watching.
Do this →Park It
3 min · mind
Write the looping thought down, in full, somewhere outside your head — then deliberately set a later time to deal with it. Your brain loops because it's afraid you'll forget. Prove you won't.
Do this →The Window Walk
5 min · body
Stand up, walk to a window, look at something far away. Resets your visual system, your vestibular system, and your seventh hour of sitting.
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