This feeling is temporary. With each breath, I'm coming back to center.
My anxiety is like waves - it rises, but it also falls. I can ride this wave.
I place my hand on my heart and remind myself: I am safe right now.
Breathing in peace, breathing out tension. I have done this before, I can do it again.
My breath is my anchor. When I focus on it, everything else can wait.
I give myself permission to pause. This moment belongs to my healing.
My feelings are valid, but they are not facts. They will pass through me.
With each exhale, I release what isn't serving me right now.
I don't need to figure everything out in this moment. I just need to breathe.
My body knows how to return to calm. I trust this process.
Like the sky holds all weather, I can hold all feelings without breaking.
I choose to be gentle with myself as I move through this moment.
This too shall pass. Until then, I breathe and I stay.
I am grounded, I am present, I am breathing. That is enough for now.