Grounding Techniques

[Pixielicious]

What do you do when you're trying to fight against going into full blown flashback mode?
I have now, am learning to write it out like now.
And music, always music helps me.
All advice appreciated thanks.

 

[Bristol]

I stamp my feet really really hard, bare foot on tiled floor works best, always helps or at least helps me feel like im fighting them

 

[Pixielicious]

I stamp my feet really really hard, bare foot on tiled floor works best, always helps or at least h...

Yes, I'm doing something similar right now, hardcore metal and moving around...dancing \m/

 

[Bristol]

Always works for me, helps to take out the frustration and remind little me that she has legs to kick and run away with

 

[ahershey]

I hike, if I can, and avoid "triggers". I treat myself, too. I try to be gentle with myself.

 

[Pixielicious]

I hike, if I can, and avoid "triggers". I treat myself, too. I try to be gentle with myself.[/QUOTE...

I love camping and hiking, or at least I used to before I became a sufferer of PTSD.....I need to get myself sorted with a Dr first before before I can do this again.... Boy Do I miss doing it though...

 

[Pixielicious]

Always works for me, helps to take out the frustration and remind little me that she has legs to ki...

I'm feeling better now, managed to 'fight' it off :)

 

[ahershey]

I love camping and hiking, or at least I used to before I became a sufferer of PTSD.....I need to...

Hmm. The hiking helps me a lot. Hope you can regain that part of yourself. I lost writing. It went away for two years or more. The past week the writing has resurfaced. Yay!

 

[Pixielicious]

Hmm. The hiking helps me a lot. Hope you can regain that part of yourself. I lost writing. It went...

I really find writing very therapeutic for me. I tend to jam up in reality, I find it very difficult to explain verbally what I'm going through. But writing it out seems to be helping me :)

 

[Pixielicious]

Now again, it never ends.. Just comes whenever, and I don't know why... But this writing is my only output right now to try to fight against this nightmare I live in, I'm too tired to dance now, haven't slept for over 38hrs too scared to close my eyes, so so scared, just crying feeling so terrified and wanting to die... I Hate these flashbacks i hate my PTSD i hate what I've become, I hate this fear this terror this danger that is in my head cos it's not real right??
It's not real right?? I am so so so scared....really scared right now omg I just want it to stop :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

 

[Pixielicious]

Wow.....I am Always surprised when I see what I've written when I'm in a bad way....But For me personally, this is the only way I can learn to see myself and understand what I'm going through.....Right now, I feel absolutely fantastic :)
*does a MJ moonwalk across topic*:inlove::hilarious:

 

[malachi]

this works for me, don't know if it will work for you...

5 (see and notice five things),
4 (touch and feel four things),
3 (hear and identify three things),
2 (smell and consider two things),
1 (taste and enjoy one thing).