This technique was shared by the presenters at the EMDR and Play Therapy Workshop:
Thumb: Anxiety – If you feel anxious, hold your thumb with your other hand and breathe
deeply and slowly.- Pointer finger: Fear – If you feel afraid, hold your pointer finger with your other hand and breathe deeply and slowly.
- Middle finger: Anger – If you feel angry, hold our middle finger with your other hand and breathe deeply and slowly.
- Ring finger: Grief/sadness – If you feel sad, hold your ring finger with your other hand and breathe deeply and slowly.
- Pinky finger: Speaking/acting with integrity – If you feel afraid to speak or act from your heart, hold your pinky finger with your other hand and breathe deeply and slowly.