I’m curious.

If I’ve realizing that I’ve been shifted into the passenger seat and another part of me has taken over the driver’s seat, do grounding techniques work to put me back in control?

This just dawned on me.

Sometimes I can tell that it’s happened and try to do the grounding that has worked for me before. Most of the time I can’t really remember to do that unless I’m in session with my counselor.

When my counselor walks me through it, it does calm me, but I’m still not all me.

I don’t know if that makes any sense or not.

I guess what I’m asking is whether grounding techniques (breathing, focal exercises and touch sensations) really bring ME back to the front or does it just calm the situation that is happening at the moment.

Co-consciousness is what I experience and this thought just came to me.