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  • Post category:Anxiety/Stress / Mental health
  • Post published:February 23, 2018

To practice mentally grounding yourself, focus on some aspect of the physical world around you, rather than on your internal thoughts and feelings. Focus on the present rather than the past. Practice your grounding techniques so that they will come naturally when you are upset.

Source: Grounding Techniques & Self Soothing for Emotional Regulation @ Eddins Counseling Group: Personal and Career Counseling Services

image: Skagit County Tulip Festival 2011 by verifex under Creative Commons license

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