i hope i'm allowed to do this.

if not, feel free to remove the post.. or something

i noticed in the original thread for grounding methods, the article is no longer on the website- so new members can't read it or learn about methods.

so what about posting some here?

(admins.. a chance of making this thread sticky?)

[leomama]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

i hope i'm allowed to do this.


if not, feel free to remove the post.. or something


i noticed in the original thread for grounding methods, the article is no longer on the website- so new members can't read it or learn about methods.


so what about posting some here?


(admins.. a chance of making this thread sticky?)

Have you heard of the 5-4-3-2-1 technique

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[Gettingitsoon]

No, what is it?

[leomama]

Originally Posted by Gettingitsoon

No, what is it?

You use your senses and do 5 things you can see, hear, touch (like feel or touch or sense), and then go 4 things, 3 things, 2 things, 1 thing. It grounds in the present moment. There's also earthing, going outside and feeling the ground beneath your bare feet.

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Originally Posted by Gettingitsoon

No, what is it?

their are too many mind readers on here.

was about to ask the same thing

Originally Posted by leomama

You use your senses and do 5 things you can see, hear, touch (like feel or touch or sense), and then go 4 things, 3 things, 2 things, 1 thing. It grounds in the present moment. There's also earthing, going outside and feeling the ground beneath your bare feet.

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i understand how 5 things can help.. 5 things you touch, see, hear etc

but how is going down each time.. down to 4, then 3, then 2, helping?

maybe i'm missing something obvious

[leomama]

I am not sure, I picked that up from another PTSD forum. If I were to guess it would be to bring the focus down and calm the person down. It works for me. I could look it up for you and see if I could find any background information. Another thing you might want to work on is cognitive distortions. My therapist, who specializes in trauma and has worked with veterans and refugees, is helping me work on those things.

Originally Posted by leomama

I am not sure, I picked that up from another PTSD forum. If I were to guess it would be to bring the focus down and calm the person down. It works for me. I could look it up for you and see if I could find any background information. Another thing you might want to work on is cognitive distortions. My therapist, who specializes in trauma and has worked with veterans and refugees, is helping me work on those things.

sure.

look it up.

i mean.. the first part makes total sense.

where i'm lost is when they say to think of 4, 3, 2, etc.

now i'm curious

[leomama]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

sure.


look it up.


i mean.. the first part makes total sense.


where i'm lost is when they say to think of 4, 3, 2, etc.


now i'm curious

Ok I will get back to you.

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[leomama]

Here you go, another way of doing it.

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