Stay Calm In an Emergency pg2

No matter what the crisis, follow three crucial steps and keep your cool.

No matter what the crisis, follow three crucial steps and keep your cool.

Touching something familiar to you, such as a piece of jewellery you have on or even just the soft material of your shirt, can have a powerful calming effect. ‘It’s a comforting sensation, and it helps to ground you,’ says Dr Paul Foxman, author of Dancing With Fear (Hunter House).