Grounding is any technique that helps you stay present with a difficult emotion instead of trying to control it or make it go away.

It helps you stay in your body and emotions so that you can experience what you're feeling without being overwhelmed by it.

The message to your nervous system is: "This is hard, and I can be with it" rather than "this is too much, I need to get away from it."

Our emotions are meant to help us. They give us immediate information about what is happening around us and inside us, nudging us toward what feels safe and away from what feels threatening. Emotions are a shortcut, giving us a felt sense of what we need without having to think through every situation.

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