Narcissism Glossary
returning your senses to here and now
🦶 Grounding is a body-and-mind stabilization technique: emotions shaken by traumatic memory or intense anxiety get anchored to the present senses — touch, sight, sound — returning you to the safe reality of here and now.
If one sense feels wrong, switching to another, or pausing, is perfectly fine.
If one sense feels wrong, switching to another, or pausing, is perfectly fine.
Often seen in situations like these
Feel your feet against the floor. Slowly find five things you can see and three sounds you can hear.
When this happens, try this
💡 Attend, as much as feels comfortable, to your feet on the floor or one color nearby. If a sense feels wrong, switch methods or pause — both are fine.