Please Help”

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Breathing is the first real ingredient of help.
It’s invisible but essential.
Each breath is a small “yes” to life, even when your mind says “no.”

Try this:

  1. Inhale for 4 counts.

  2. Hold for 4.

  3. Exhale for 6.

  4. Whisper please help on the exhale if words want to come.

Do it three times.
Your shoulders will loosen, your heartbeat will slow, and the air will taste slightly less sharp.

Breathing doesn’t solve problems; it simply gives you space to meet them.

5. Step 2 — Sauté the Thoughts

Thoughts crowd the pan quickly: I should have… I can’t believe… What if…
Instead of trying to push them out, sauté them lightly. Let them sizzle until the noise reduces.

Imagine you’re stirring onions. They sting your eyes at first, but given time, they sweeten.
Your thoughts will do the same if you keep moving them gently with awareness.

Ask, What is one small thing I can actually control right now?
Maybe it’s standing up.
Maybe it’s drinking water.
Maybe it’s texting someone: Hey, can we talk?

That one motion is your wooden spoon; it keeps everything from burning.

6. Step 3 — Add Water, Always

Water represents care: drink it, wash your face with it, cry into it.
When people cook in desperation, they forget this step and end up with something too thick to swallow.
Add water often — literal and emotional.

Sip slowly, and tell yourself, This is me keeping myself alive.

If tears come, that’s water too. Salted, yes, but still healing.

7. Step 4 — Fold in Support

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