hi jbug.. dont know if it will help but i use an old technique to ground.. i sit comfortably, preferably a quiet place.. i imagine a square or a circle i am sitting within (in fact i am sitting in such a place if it were drawn around me)

i then 'give myself permission' to go to a very sacred special place in my mind.. ive trained myself over time that this is a safe place for me to be (in physical reality i have chosen an area safe for this and i can allow my fears to leave)

in my imagination i am at the center of all things... i can place any object i choose in the center safe area with me... here i may imagine my favorite animal or a tree or some item which gives me strength...

from my center place i draw upon the strength of the item or object which is all powerful.. i allow myself to become all trusting, all open and receiving of what messages may come...

from this place i am always safe and strong and caring... many 'spirits' may come to visit me here.. with some examination i can find that these 'spirits' are actually my emotions yet they are my 'spirit'....

as im there meditating over different thoughts, memories of books ive read or words others have said to me come drifting in and merging with my current concerns....

the memories consist of words said or characterizations of my chosen role models from within a variety of sources...

as i meditate, these 'role models (or 'type characters') speak to me... it could be a phrase from a favorite book or movie, song, or words of a friend/aquaintenance...

i am most grounded when i am allowed to do this process uninterrupted and quietly until the feelings have passed... but real life sometimes interrupts and because of this, ive learned to slip easily in and out of this state over time and its become more of an instant technique...

the interesting thing i think is that while the technique is simple, it is also tailor made just for me... the role models i apply are entirely my choosing.. their power becomes my power (is lent to me) and in this way, i am never weak in this place... when i fall, my chosen 'character' has the strength to guide and lift...

hope this helps...