Free tools for a racing mind
Small exercises for the moment your thoughts run faster than you do. They’re free, they need no account, and nothing you do on them is saved or sent.
Breathing timer: cyclic sighing and box breathingCyclic sighing or box breathing, guided for 1, 3 or 5 minutes.
5-4-3-2-1 grounding, one sense at a timeFive senses, counted down, one step at a time. About two minutes.
After the moment passes
These get you through the moment. The pattern underneath is usually still there tomorrow. Whisper Vault is a private journal that doesn’t feed the anxiety loop: write the thought down, tag it, and when you want, ask for one clear reading of the pattern, in your own words.
If you might hurt yourself or you’re in danger, contact your local emergency number now. In the US, call or text 988. Anywhere else, findahelpline.com lists free lines for your country.