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Posted: May 14, 2021
In previous posts we have gone over grounding using smell, taste, sight, and touch. Today we will go over cognitive grounding. Grounding skills help reorient you to the present to the here-and-now. They are vitals tools to have when you deal with anxiety, flashbacks…
Posted: April 30, 2021
In previous posts we have gone over grounding using smell, taste, and touch. Today we will go over grounding by sight. Grounding skills help reorient you to the present to the here-and-now. They are vitals tools to have when you deal with anxiety, flashbacks and…
Posted: April 24, 2021
Grounding skills help reorient a person to the present to the here-and-now. They are vitals tools to have when you deal with anxiety, flashbacks and dissociation. A powerful way to help ground is through the use of smell. However, it is important to be aware…
Posted: April 19, 2021
Grounding skills help ground us into the reality of the here-and-now. This can be useful if triggers bring us into a past traumatic memory, and can reconnect us to our bodies if we get dissociated, numbed out or frozen. Look around in your current, present…
Posted: January 22, 2021
The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) is the brake system of the autonomic nervous system. The PNS is the system that is responsible for the actions of “rest and digest.” It conserves energy by slowing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure, regulating sexual arousal, and relaxes…