Coping Skills and Videos

Time orientation skills involve reminding yourself that you are in the here-and-now, rather than in the there-and-then (i.e. trauma time). The category of power & choice refers to reminding yourself of the ways in which you have power & choices now, that you didn’t have when…

Trauma time refers to the experience of feeling like you are still in the trauma (there-and-then), instead of the here-and-now. One way to cope with trauma time is by utilizing time orientation skills, which involves reminding yourself of how the here-and-now is different from the…

When doing work with trauma we often talk about trauma time. Trauma time refers to how people (or parts/alters) who’ve gone through trauma can get stuck in thinking and feeling as though they are still in that time period of their lives when the trauma…

Previously I have posted on using various senses to ground when triggered. Today I want to cognitive grounding. Often the need for grounding comes from being overwhelmed by emotions in some way (right brain activation), so activating the logical/rational side of our brains (left brain)…

Touch is an important grounding skill & is available to you at all times. One way to ground is to touch one thing in your space, maybe something you’re wearing. This isn’t simply a casual touch, really focus on trying to describing what you’re feeling…

One way to ground yourself, to bring yourself back into the here-and-now, is to use your sense of smell. Smell is also a powerful memory evoker, so be mindful when choosing smells to ground yourself. Using smell is powerful, and works best if you plan…