Side-to-side eye movements or taking a walk can shut down the fear and stress system.

“So the side to side eye movements and the recount of trauma may actually be invoking some form of hypnosis. My colleague David Spiegel's an expert in clinical hypnosis, has appeared on my podcasts, Rituals podcasts and a few other podcasts. And talks about, this it is not stage hypnosis, it's clinical hypnosis. So there may be something going on there. EMDR-- again, some people get great relief from it. Other people don't. What's kind of nice is that this eye movements from side to side or simply taking a walk as long as you're not looking at your phone and not allowing your eyes to move from side to side, is a very good way to shut down the fear and stress system.”