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Old Oct 01, 2010, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jbmomg View Post
I have a grounding technique i was taught by a therapist

it is 5,4,3,2,1
five things you can see: water bottle, couch, picture on wall

four things you can feel: the clothes on your arm, feet on the floor, my hair on my face, etc

three things you can hear: dryer, tv. etc

two things you can taste or would like to taste

one good thing about yourself

i was dissacioting alot, this helps orient me to the here and now,,,

hope this helps
WOW! i have never heard of this before, but LOVE it! i am going to write this down to have on hand for sure. i think it's brilliant and thank you so much for sharing it
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