Grounding Techniques for Flashback II - Trauma Support Community

Marcelo @WelcomeToChat posted on Trauma Support Community:

Some basic criteria for effective grounding actions are: 

Present-oriented: the objective is to bring your awareness solidly back to the present, centered in the here and now. This is crucial.

Antithetical to the traumatic event: they have to be opposite to the situation during the trauma (light vs. dark, noise vs silence, fragrances, etc.) 

Intense: ideally, stimuli should be intense enough to overpower those of the traumatic memory. 

Using as many senses as possible: this is a way to build intensity and “attack simultaneously from all fronts”. 

Familiar things that make you feel safe: objects you know, music you like, a preferred place, things that remind you of protective people in your life, etc.

Things that make you feel alive, energetic and even powerful: kicking the floor, clapping your hands, jumping, shouting, dancing wildly, etc.

Read further on how to implement it here