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Emotional First Aid Basics
Stabilize emotions in the moment
Emotional first aid includes naming feelings, using slow breathing/grounding, supportive self-talk, and reaching out briefly to stabilize during emotional spikes before addressing root causes later.
- emotional first aid
- grounding
- breathing
- self-talk
- regulation
Name and Breathe
Label the feeling; use slow breaths to lower intensity.
Ground
Use sensory grounding (5-4-3-2-1) to return to present.
Support
Use kind self-talk; reach out if needed; plan next steps later.