Cool Down Right Now: Tapping For When Your Patience Is Gone

A supportive tapping session for those moments when the heat rises, your patience is gone, and everything feels like too much. Whether it's perimenopause, a stressful day, or one more small thing pushing you over the edge, this practice helps you name the feeling and give your body permission to cool down. Tap along, or simply listen. Repeat the sequence as often as you need. This practice is for educational and supportive purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care.

Transcript

Welcome to my little corner of the world. My name is Diana Sturm and I'm a licensed professional counselor. My tapping videos and meditations are for support and education and are not a substitute for professional care. In today's practice, We're going to use tapping for those moments when the heat rises. Your patience is gone and you feel like you're about to explode with rage. You need to calm down right now. Wherever you're at, Get comfortable sitting, Standing, And let's start with some breathing, Some grounded breathing. Put your hands over your heart. And take a deep breath in. And slowly release it. Take another long, Slow, Deep breath in. And let it go. Then one more all the way to the bottom of your ribs. And let that breath go. All right, I'm going to make some statements and I will pause after each statement so you can repeat them. You don't have to, But it helps if you repeat them. Let's start at the top of the head. I feel so irritated right now. It's bursting out of me, This heat, This anger. Take a deep breath in. Release the breath. On your eyebrow points. I have zero patience today. I feel like I'm about to explode. Take a deep breath in. Release the breath. Side of the eye. I acknowledge I feel enraged. Angry. And I've been holding it all in. Take a deep breath in. Release the breath. Under the eye. I am so irritated. But I'm ready to release this heat. Take a deep breath in. Release the breath. Under your nose. Every little thing is setting me off. I don't know how to calm down Take a deep breath in. Release the breath. Same location. I acknowledge these feelings of rage and I am ready to let them cool. Take a deep breath in. Release the breath. Under your lower lip. I've been snapping at the people I love and I don't want to. Take a deep breath in. And release the breath. Same location. I'm ready to release this feeling today. I want to let it go. Take a deep breath in. And release the breath. On your collarbone. I feel completely worked up. I acknowledge this anger and I give permission to my body to let it all go. Take a deep breath in. And release this breath. Same location. It feels good to talk about and release all of these feelings. Take a deep breath in. And release the breath. Let's do one more deep breath in. Take a deep breath in. And slowly release the breath. All right, You can stop tapping now. Notice if anything has shifted even a little bit. If you need to, Just go through this sequence again. And tap and release. Thank you for practicing with me. I'll see you next time.