I was wondering if anyone else had difficulty grounding yourself on your own.

When I get triggered into a bad place, I have a hard time centering myself, talking myself down or grounding myself back to reality. Logically I know the steps and I do them but I can’t say that it really helps me. It’s like the trigger has to wear off and I eventually come back after the rollercoaster ride is over.

I can’t seem to be able to step in and stop it myself.

If I am with my counselor, he can talk me through the steps and they work.

We were talking about this and I couldn’t come up with the words to explain what I meant.

He asked me to explain why I couldn’t do it by myself and I couldn’t really tell him, because I don’t know why I can’t do it.

Is this something that anyone else experiences?

If it is, do you know why?