Your zoom thing is just visiting. It always leaves. Pick whatever helps right now.
"It has always passed. It will pass this time too."
How to put R4 on your home screen
Open this page in Safari, tap the Share button, then choose Add to Home Screen. You'll get the R4 rose icon, and the app works even with no internet.
Breathe with the circle
Ready
Follow the circle with your eyes. It grows — breathe in. It shrinks — breathe out.
The long, slow breath out is the magic part — it tells your whole body it's safe. Try for ten. More is even better.
It will pass. It always does.
"This is my zoom thing. Nothing is wrong with my eyes. It's uncomfortable, not dangerous — and it always, always passes."
Breathe. Long slow breaths out, one after another. The circle can help.
Rest your eyes on one near thing — this screen, your watch, someone's face. Or just close them. Closed eyes can't zoom.
Tell someone. You never have to ride this out alone.
Put a sound on and let your ears take over for a while.
Move somewhere calm and quiet if you can — walking out calmly is a smart plan, not giving up.
Don't keep testing your eyes to see if it's gone. Let them be. It fades on its own, usually when you're busy with something else.
You've gotten through this every single time. That's a 100% record, Rose.
Rest your eyes here
Hold your screen close and comfy. Let your eyes land on the rose and stay. If you like, slowly trace the spiral from the outside all the way to the middle.
Calm sounds
Made fresh by the app, right on your device — no internet needed. It keeps playing while you use the other pages.
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Tip: one earbud in, one ear free, works nicely — you stay connected to the room while your ears get something calm to hold onto.
Get steady
Your touch and your body stay reliable even when your eyes are being weird. Lean on them. Tap through, no rush.
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A note for whoever's with Rose
Hi — I'm Rose. Sometimes my vision does a "zoom thing." It feels strange and can scare me, but it is not dangerous, it's happened before, and it always passes on its own. I don't need a doctor right now — I need calm.
What helps
Stay calm and speak slowly
Walk with me somewhere quiet
Sit with me — you don't need to fix anything
Let me close my eyes or listen to something
Something cold to hold is great
What doesn't
Crowding me or lots of questions
Panicking or making it a big deal
Asking me to keep checking my vision
Bright lights and noisy rooms
Thank you for being with me. It usually fades once I'm settled.