10/23/2026
When you're anxious, your visual system automatically narrows β tunnel vision, fixed gaze, darting eyes. That's a real physical marker of your nervous system on alert. π§
Here's the counter-move, called orienting, and it takes under a minute:
Let your eyes move slowly around the room. Don't search for anything β just look. Pause on something neutral or pleasant. Notice how far away it is. Feel where your body touches the chair or floor.
That's it. No journal. No writing. Nothing to remember for later. You're sending your nervous system a direct signal that you're safe β and it responds whether your thinking brain has caught up yet or not. β¨
Try it right now, wherever you're reading this.
π More tools like this: https://www.maxliving.com/articles/somatic-healing-natural-nervous-system-reset