What is grounding?
Help one detach from emotional pain, decrease overwhelming thoughts or feelings
What is Grounding?
This mental grounding technique involves focusing on a specific, detailed task like counting backwards from 100 by 7, or reciting a poem.
What is mental focus/cognitive distraction?
This physical grounding exercise involves pressing your feet firmly into the ground, noticing the support it provides, and can be done standing or sitting.
What is grounding your feet/foot grounding?
This soothing method involves listening to sounds like nature recordings, instrumental music, or white noise to create a calming atmosphere.
What is sound therapy/auditory grounding?
It is important to _______ as much as possible and before you actually need it
Hint: Sports
What is Practice?
Other names of grounding are
Name at least two!
What is Centering, Distracting, Creating a safe place, Healthy detachment ?
This mental grounding practice involves creating a vivid mental image of a safe and calming place, engaging all five senses.
What is safe place visualization?
This physical grounding technique involves holding a cold object, such as an ice cube, to bring your attention to the present moment through the sensation of temperature.
What is cold temperature grounding?
This soothing technique utilizes scents like lavender, chamomile, or sandalwood to promote relaxation and reduce stress.
What is aromatherapy?
This practice involves acknowledging your emotions without judgment, allowing them to pass, and can be done through journaling or simply observing your feelings.
What is emotional acceptance/mindful emotion observation?
True or False
Grounding solves all problems.
False
This mental exercise involves focusing on detailed memories of positive experiences, such as a favorite vacation or a cherished moment.
What is positive memory recall?
This type of grounding involves extend your fingers, arms, legs.
What is Stretching?
This emotional soothing practice involves treating oneself with kindness, understanding, and acceptance, especially during difficult times.
What is self-compassion?
This breathing technique, often used in grounding, involves inhaling for a count of four, holding for four, and exhaling for four.
What is 4-4-4 breathing/square breathing?
What are three types of grounding?
What is Mental, physical, and soothing?
This mental grounding method involves intentionally directing your attention to a specific object or task, such as describing the details of a nearby item.
What is focused attention or object description?
This physical grounding method involves simple repetitive movements, such as rocking back and forth, or gentle stretching.
What is rhythmic movement grounding?
This physical soothing method involves applying warmth to the body, such as taking a warm bath or using a heating pad, to relax muscles and reduce tension.
What is heat therapy/warmth application?
While at Leaders if I am having a difficult time with emotions I can call on ____
What is everyone?
True or False
Grounding can anchor you, gives you a chance to calm down, and allows you to eventually address the problem that is triggering the unpleasant emotions
True
This technique involves repeating positive statements to oneself to reinforce positive beliefs and counteract negative thoughts.
What are affirmations?
What is deep breathing?
This soothing practice can be done through art, music, writing, or other forms of creative output, allowing for emotional release and self-expression.
What is creative expression?
You can practice this form of healthy coping to stay grounded. It means different things one can engage in to take care of self.
Hint: I golf for this.
What is Self-care ?