When your system speeds up, you slow down.
This tip works by interrupting the automatic urgency loop that pushes the body into micro-panic mode.
For the next 5–10 seconds, do everything a little slower:
- Slow how you reach for an object
- Slow how you stand, walk, or turn your head
- Slow how you breathe
- Slow how you speak (even internally)
This creates an immediate nervous system deceleration, which is felt as grounding, clarity, and emotional space.
You don’t have to “relax.”
Just reduce speed.
Your system will follow.
When to Use It
- When your mind is racing
- When you feel rushed for no reason
- When tension builds but you can’t locate it
- When you need a fast internal shift
Why It Works
Slowing movement overrides automatic urgency signals and signals to the brain:
“Nothing is chasing me.”
This resets your tempo, improves coordination, and opens cognitive bandwidth.
How to Practice
- Pick one movement you’re about to make.
- Perform it at half speed.
- Notice the micro-shift in breathing and tone.
- Let the rest of your body follow naturally.
Repeat anytime you feel acceleration.
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In other words…
When stress speeds you up, choose one small action and do it slower. Your system instantly calms down.
Follow-up:
You can support this by continuing with TIP-034 – Slow the Blink Rate.