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Originally Posted by Amyjay
It makes sense to me, I experience that sometimes.
When we are triggered and shifting seats to use your analogy (so still present to a degree) grounding techniques can help to get more grounded and in control. Our therapist is good at helping with this. Out of therapy sometimes we can be aware enough and have sufficient presence of mind to do it and other times we can't.
When another alter is fully triggered out for me I am not in control at all or even aware to do grounding exercise. Sometimes a young part of us is good at jumping in and doing grounding things when another part is triggered, that must be her job I suppose.
To answer your question from a trauma perspective rather than a "you" perspective (because I don't have perspective on that) I guess grounding techniques help to calm the hyper-aroused nervous system which could result in either a full reset back to 0 (fully you) or merely a calmer hyperaroused state (still triggered and co-presence of alters). I don't know if that makes sense.
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That does make sense. Thank you!
It’s been years unfolding this and it feels like I’m just not going to get it.
I believe what you said about calming down to a less hyperaroused state applies here.
I’ve shared with my counselor about not being able to tell who is really “me” and it’s hard because of the co-consciousness.
It’s very covert and not known sometimes until after the fact. It feels like the more I try to understand the more I can’t wrap my mind around it.
There is an analytical part of me that is bent on figuring this out and getting an answer and solution. We talked about asking that part to help me learn how to ground myself when I’m by myself.
It feels like that part is trying to sort this out now.
Overachiever.