ClairBear226
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Grounding actions are those which shift a current distressing emotional state to a more manageable one.
SO why would I want to go back to the 'present' if there is something there distressing me so much that in the present?
one particular subject which then stops you from going anywhere near it and repeatedly over a period of time?
No pressure to answer.
I find certain smells very grounding.The smell of my new perfume with the matching lotion. The scent is not strong but with both the perfumes it does not go away during the day very much, even at the end of the day I can smell it. It really helps me.
.. my therapist still has to remind me to take a break and come back to the present.. I'm still moving trauma as long as I'm able to hold a foot in the present.
.. not rush and push so hard that I dissociate off part of my feelings, or the trauma narrative is incomplete and takes even longer to heal.
Rushing and wanting to just muscle through has always slowed down my recovery, not sped it up. My brain seems to have a limit and no amount of desire nor bravery is able to overcome that. I now am able to slow down the trauma processing as it's beginning to flood me.