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Default Feb 20, 2019 at 02:59 AM
 
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Originally Posted by sarahsweets View Post
I take buspar for anxiety but something I practice is a form of grounding I'll call "five blue things". When I feel like the walls are closing in due to anxiety and that I am teetering on the brink of a meltdown I look for five blue (whatever color works for you) things and name them and where they are in the room. For example..." I see the blue book on the shelf. There's a blue dish on the counter. I see a blue blanket..." Most times by the time I finish I am a little more-to alot more calm than before I did it.
Sounds like there's an element of sensory anchoring going on there
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Thanks for this!
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