Mindfulness and grounding skills
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Grounding helps us control the symptoms by turning away from thoughts, worry and worries and keep us in the present state of mind. Has anyone heard of the 5,4,3,2,1 exercise? I honestly have not and will explain what it is and to also give an image to help better understand it.
This is a powerful exercise when we need it. A mindfulness exercise helps us to come out of things and to ground ourselves to be calmer. The exercise is for us to:
- 5 things you can see
- 4 things you can feel
- 3 things you can hear
- 2 things you can smell
- 1 thing you can taste
These grounding exercises are both mentally and emotionally helping us for situations that make us uncomfortable. The following image explains grounding better:
Which of the examples above would you try?
What is an exercise you use when needing to ground yourself back to the present time?
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@pamharley003
Thank you for this helpful post pam! Grounding is one of the most important skills to be. It helps to keep a clear head in difficult situations.
When I can remember the skills during extreme stress, I tend to do the 54321 skill and deep breathing.
@Zeraphim
Nice that you have something to help you with extreme stress Zeraphim. I hope though that your stress levels will decrease in future.
@pamharley003 Thank you for posting this. Thanks for all that you do for 7cups. Your hard work is not forgotten,Pam. You are a great teacher. You're a very wise soul.
@pamharley003
Which of the examples above would you try?
I use deep breathing and meditating.
What is an exercise you use when needing to ground yourself back to the present time?
I usually have my phone and some meditating as well as calming sounds app with me.
@daydreammemories
I myself have a few meditation and calming apps on my phone. I use them when exercising through breathing methods or when i just meditate I love your examples.
@pamharley003
Oooh, would you mind telling me the names of the apps? I'd love to explore more.
