When I am having bad flashbacks, T has taught me to get grounded by touching five things in the room, smelling five things, naming five things, listening for five sounds, etc.

He also used to have me run water over my hands or hold a cool glass of water and sip it and pay attention to how the cup feels in my hand, etc.

My friend's T has her feel the texture of the fabric on her clothes, name the things around her, etc.

I was having a hard time last night and I was driving and I made myself think about the song on the radio, the feel of the steering wheel, the feel of my foot pushing down on the gas pedal, and I was able to ground myself.

Oh - in session T has worked a lot helping me get grounded, and he will tell me to feel the couch against my back and the back of my legs, etc.

It's just an awareness of "I am here, now, and everything is okay". I think it's a really useful and important skill