Okay. One sec. [ He gets up from the bench, collecting a handful of small stones, holding them in his palm. ] So think about the people you're really, really close to. Like, when you're most afraid, the people you'd think about first. For me, when I was young, it was just my family: my brother, my three sisters, my mom and dad, and me. Seven altogether. So then I'd have a circle of objects, stones or buttons, whatever I had, and I'd point to each one and count out loud real slow. When I was older, I'd just count in my head a lot, but having something to point to kind of helps just...ground you.

So think of your people, take all the stones you need, and count. Sometimes you have to do it a lot, but it can calm you down.