Distraction tools

Quick things to do until the wave passes or support arrives.

• Count backwards from 100 in 7s.
• Name every country you can think of starting with the letter S.
• Look out the window and describe what you see in detail.
• Hold something cold — an ice cube, a frozen pack, a cold drink.
• Take a warm or cold shower.
• Watch a familiar comforting show or video.
• Stretch slowly for two minutes.
• Tidy one small surface.