EYES CLOSED

EYES OPEN

EYES LOOK DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT (HEAD STILL)

EYES LOOK DOWN AND TO THE LEFT

ROLL EYES IN A CIRCLE

ROLL EYES IN A CIRCLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION

HUM A LITTLE TUNE (to isolate the right brain)

COUNT TO FIVE (to activate the left brain)

HUM A LITTLE TUNE (back to the right brain)

Repeat Step 2. And then: Re-evaluate the level of your discomfort. If it is still fairly high, repeat Step 3, either tapping on the side of the hand or, if you needed it earlier in the sequence, rubbing the tender spot described in Step 3. Repeat Step 2, Step 4 and repeat Step 2 again.

If your anxiety level is much lower, but not completely gone, tap the spot just below and between the knuckle of the little finger and the knuckle of the next finger on the back of your hand, hold your head still, look down toward the floor and then, gradually, to the count of 6 or 7, vertically raise your eyes until looking at the ceiling.