Ground yourself
Grounding yourself is when you focus on your body and what's happening right now, instead of what's going on in your mind.
You can use grounding techniques at any time, but they might be especially useful if you need to move away from difficult feelings or memories.
Using your senses are a great way to ground yourself, lots of people use the "5, 4, 3, 2, 1" method:
- Name 5 things you can see, they could be anything
- Name 4 things that you can touch or feel, focus on what each thing feels like
- Name 3 things you can hear, really focus and if you're struggling, try making some noises yourself
- Name 2 things you can smell, try moving around to smell things if you can
- Name 1 thing you can taste