Grounding techniques are things that you can do when the world around you seems unreal, if you feel disconnected from yourself or are overwhelmed and distressed. Grounding techniques are especially useful for people who experience dissociation (the brain’s way of coping with high stress, where you switch off from reality and your surroundings temporarily). DissociationContinue reading “Little things….grounding techniques”
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Little things… that can help…Soothing rhythm breathing
There’s so much advice out there on how to breathe to facilitate calm- box breathing, star breathing, one nostril or two, 4-7-8, do I sit or lie, hold or let it flow, that you could be left feeling pretty perplexed about whether there’s a right or wrong way to breathe. Fundamentally, when you are tryingContinue reading “Little things… that can help…Soothing rhythm breathing”
Little things series: STOPP technique
Over the next few posts I’m going to write about little snippets of things that I and others have found useful and can help to improve the moment. I’ll give some rationale and some instructions but this is not supposed to replace psychological therapy. These things are best couched within a clear understanding of yourContinue reading “Little things series: STOPP technique”
Perimenopause and low mood
For me there was a clear difference between my usual monthly tears and the tears that started to come in my 40s. Tearfulness before my period started as a young teen but it wasn’t until I was in my 20s that I realised there was a monthly premenstrual pattern to it. I’d generally feel veryContinue reading “Perimenopause and low mood”
Old post – Missing hugs
I think we could all say that this has been a tough year for the planet. During these strange times there is nothing “normal” about social distancing and separation from the ones we love. Recently I had my hair done. It needed doing but more than this – I really wanted to catch up withContinue reading “Old post – Missing hugs”
Sea change 