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amandalouise · Sep 06, 2013, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by fancy

Hi
I am returning to this forum after a couple of years.

I have complex PTSD. I was severely abused as a child beginning before age two. I managed to get through my life relatively intact but a few years ago I suffered another trauma and have been struggling since then

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I have gotten better very slowly over the years but I still become very out of control when triggered. If I experience something that makes me feel as if "it" is happening again, I have a very hard time being rational. I can become lost for days.

Anyone have any grounding exercises or ways of coming back to reality?

Thanks for listening.

fancy

grounding is one of those things that is subjective meaning each person has their own things that trigger them (example being alone out on a stormy night triggers me but my wife loves walking in the rain/thunder storms/lightening storms alone) because triggers are subjective so is the managing of triggers. each person has their own things that calm/self nurture their self during times of anxiety/stress from their triggers..

my way is by doing physical activities....rowing my canoe on the lake, going to the shooting range with my gun, putting on a rousting /bold, quick beat song and dancing around the room. ...