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I went to the opposite end of our postings here to the earliest on the site, dating back to 2006, and saw something that might be just as useful today to us as it as to them back then. It's a list of "grounding tools" for PTSD I could sure use them. I'm pasting them in here. Anybody else have any to add as a 2012 update? Mujicaptsd
"Grounding Tools-some a little corny...
from hope71
Found these at http://members.tripod.com/mysteryic...
Breathe from the diaphram and try to remain as calm as possible.
Chew on ice.
Rub ice over the body.
An anklet surrounded with little silver bells that someone sent to us on another group (thanks, Rhi!) that seems to work by having us focus on the noise it makes....also guaranteed to bring every cat in the house out of hiding so that they can play with it!
Place a loose rubber band around the wrist and snap it hard enough to feel it but not to do any damage.
Jump into either a hot shower or a cold shower depending on the weather in order to shock ourselves back into the present. We have been known to do this fully clothed. Whatever works at the present time to get back to reality.
Listening to music that suits the emotion and cranking it up and singing out loud while stomping our feet.
Stroking one of our cats and just closing our eyes and feeling the fur and hearing the purrs.
Brushing the dog and concentrating on the feel of the brush strokes.
Biting into a lemon.
Eating *yes, eating* salt.
Putting a small pebble in our shoe and walking around.
Digging our nails slightly into our palms just enough to cause dent marks and pain, but not enough to cause damage.
Brushing our hair until the moment(s) has passed.
Popping bubble wrap. (Cheap at Big Lots or other discount stores) (This is also guaranteed to annoy the heck out of anyone trying to watch tv while in the same room with you....just ask my ex-husband!)
Searching for jokes to submit to our email support groups and friends keep us grounded by distracting us.
Playing with the dogs or cats.
Brushing the dogs and/or cats.
Clipping cats and dogs nails.
Taking inventory of something, like our tapes, videos, DVD's and putting the list on computer just to be doing something.
Listening to a certain music collection called Collage, Collage II, Collage III, Collage IV, Collage V and Collage VI (can probably get it via Tower Records, I tried looking elsewhere and was unable to find it.)
Thought they might be of some help to us."
Posted on 12/15/06, 07:46 am
"Grounding Tools-some a little corny...
from hope71
Found these at http://members.tripod.com/mysteryic...
Breathe from the diaphram and try to remain as calm as possible.
Chew on ice.
Rub ice over the body.
An anklet surrounded with little silver bells that someone sent to us on another group (thanks, Rhi!) that seems to work by having us focus on the noise it makes....also guaranteed to bring every cat in the house out of hiding so that they can play with it!
Place a loose rubber band around the wrist and snap it hard enough to feel it but not to do any damage.
Jump into either a hot shower or a cold shower depending on the weather in order to shock ourselves back into the present. We have been known to do this fully clothed. Whatever works at the present time to get back to reality.
Listening to music that suits the emotion and cranking it up and singing out loud while stomping our feet.
Stroking one of our cats and just closing our eyes and feeling the fur and hearing the purrs.
Brushing the dog and concentrating on the feel of the brush strokes.
Biting into a lemon.
Eating *yes, eating* salt.
Putting a small pebble in our shoe and walking around.
Digging our nails slightly into our palms just enough to cause dent marks and pain, but not enough to cause damage.
Brushing our hair until the moment(s) has passed.
Popping bubble wrap. (Cheap at Big Lots or other discount stores) (This is also guaranteed to annoy the heck out of anyone trying to watch tv while in the same room with you....just ask my ex-husband!)
Searching for jokes to submit to our email support groups and friends keep us grounded by distracting us.
Playing with the dogs or cats.
Brushing the dogs and/or cats.
Clipping cats and dogs nails.
Taking inventory of something, like our tapes, videos, DVD's and putting the list on computer just to be doing something.
Listening to a certain music collection called Collage, Collage II, Collage III, Collage IV, Collage V and Collage VI (can probably get it via Tower Records, I tried looking elsewhere and was unable to find it.)
Thought they might be of some help to us."
Posted on 12/15/06, 07:46 am
mujicaptsd
Just for fun I've been doing the item on the list that goes: "Taking inventory of something, like our tapes, videos, DVD's and putting the list on computer just to be doing something. " I've been making playlists for my iPod, Christmas music, other playlists. It's been fun and kept me busy, too.
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