5 days · 10 minutes a day
Coping with stress
Five simple skills to stay steady when life is hard, from the World Health Organization.
Based on the five skills in WHO's Doing What Matters in Times of Stress — also available in Dari.
Start with day 1 whenever you're ready.
Day 1 of 5
Grounding in a storm
When something stressful happens, strong thoughts and feelings can feel like a storm. They pull us away from the people and things we care about, and make it hard to think clearly.
Grounding doesn't make the storm disappear. It helps you hold steady while it passes — like a ship dropping its anchor.
Today you'll practise dropping anchor: noticing what's inside you, connecting with your body, and coming back to the world around you.
Practise
Drop anchor · 3 minTry today
Drop anchor three times today, even when you feel calm. Linking it to something you already do — like making tea — helps it become a habit.
These tools support your wellbeing — they are not therapy or an emergency service. If you are in danger, call local emergency services (in Afghanistan: police 119, medical 102).