Grounding Techniques in Trauma Therapy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ม.ค. 2017
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The thought of being safe, makes my whole head fill with tears. I'm 62 and have never felt safe in my life. However, after watching this video and the PTSD/Anxiety video's, I will try to see if anything or anyone makes me feel safe that I didn't notice. Thank you for addressing these topics.
There should be a t-shirt somewhere that says something like, "Currently rewiring my nervous system." That's so badass.
If you own a cat, don't have a staring contest, they see that as threatening lol
My dog is my safe place and he just died. Now I am very much failing when I desperately try to ground myself.
If the therapist expert could stop hissing and drawing snakes.
One thing my psychologist taught me to trigger that part of the nervous system is to keep your head straight and look to the side with your eyes for 1 minute. Then repeat but on the other side. I also focus on taking deep slow breaths at the same time. I always yawn afterwards so it definitely triggers that system. It's not easy at first your head my turn with you and you might forget your breathing but the more you do it the easier and better it becomes. Just an helpful trick I use incase it's helpful to anyone else. I suffer from ptsd and insomnia and it helps me just a tiny bit with sleep.
Smoking cannabis. Satiates most of requirements for the grounding techniques for me, such as stimulating the jaw and throat, deep breathing (with and without smoke or vapor), creating intent and interest in a simple activity, and the smell tells me I'm in a safe environment (if I smell cannabis, I'm in a safe place where that is private). I think there is more to it than chemistry.
Rocking your body back and forth is a soothing technique that I just "discovered" that I feel may have to do with the socal engagement system. I let go of the shaming thought of "crazy people rock" and thought of it as soothing. And it was!
I don't really like human interaction, so the things I do to calm down are usually very impersonal. I'm not into vocalizing or talking to someone or anything, I usually listen to some no talking ASMR and drink water and moisturize, hug my dogs, take a shower, light a candle, stuff like that.
A 22-minutes video? THANKS you saved my day 😍☺️❤️
Here is my summary of what Kati talked about. I hope this helps someone!
I forget how important feeling safe is and this video just really impacted me.
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I LOVE how affirming Alexa is. I'm lucky enough to live in a safe environment/feel safe, but her enthusiastic and heartfelt yeses made me feel so safe and warm and cuddled. She's not even directing them at me and I feel connected with and seen. Thank you so much!
I find the grounding technique incredibly useful when I’m in the “high zone” many times through my high school days I would just gently run my hand along the wall if I was close to it. Feeling the texture of the brick, maybe there’s a paint coating on top or it’s bare. This helped me immensely when I felt out of control ❤️💕
Do more videos with Alexa. She is great. I really liked the video and I am going to try some of those techniques. I like all of your videos😊 thanks for doing what you do.
You do have a soothing voice Kati. My service dog helps me feel safe. I know, if I’m with him I’m not in the past. My therapist also seems to care, but my trauma brain isn’t convinced. This does explain why it feels soothing to sing 🎤. Singing like no ones listening I have to close my eyes and focus on the music. This video was helpful.
I find drinking strawberry milkshakes extremely soothing. I figured it was because of me finding the sweet taste safe, and that the cold worked as a grounding technique. But now I know drinking it from the straw might be why it's so soothing as well!
I feel grounded after just watching this video.
Alexa is so charismatic!