Definition

Grounding

Grounding is a set of techniques that bring you back to the present when anxiety or overwhelm pulls you away, like the 5-4-3-2-1 senses exercise.

By anchoring attention in what you can see, hear, and touch, grounding interrupts the spiral and signals safety to your nervous system.

Grounding techniques

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