Why has nobody told me this before?

Skills to get through life by therapist Dr. Julie Smith.


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Grounding Techniques

When emotions flood in, you need tools to return to the present.

Try:

  • 5–4–3–2–1: name 5 things you see…
  • Touch something cold or textured
  • Say your full name and today’s date
  • Breathe: in for 4, out for 6

You’re not your thoughts. You’re the one witnessing them.


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