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5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected? Try bringing your attention back to the present moment through your five senses: 👀 5 things you can see 👂 4 things you can hear ✋ 3 things you can touch/feel 👃 2 things you can smell 👅 1 thing you can taste Take your time with each step and notice the details without judging them. The goal isn’t to make the feeling disappear,it’s to gently anchor yourself in the here and now.

On the day I fractured my foot, I thought life had come to a halt. I panicked. I grieved the plans that suddenly dissolved. I asked the oldest question we ask ourselves when something hurts: Why me? Why does my body keep failing me? But somewhere in the middle of those days, another question quietly appeared. Why did I never ask that when all my dreams came true? I never questioned why I got into medical school. Why I finished my MD. Why I married the man I love. Why so many things from my...

Part 2: How Your Brain Gets Hijacked by Dopamine, Distractions & Aesthetic Stationery If you read Part 1 and briefly felt motivated before immediately opening Instagram again, welcome back. The brain is fascinating. And by fascinating, I mean deeply unserious under academic stress. Because one moment you are determined to “fix your life tonight” and the next moment you are watching a stranger buy and eat loads of food in instagram. So here are the remaining neuropsychiatric hacks that helped...