Grounding is a technique that is utilized by individuals to find stability in situations of chaos or distress. For example, an individual suffering from anxiety may count from one to twenty in order to find peace in a stressful moment. An activity like counting can tether an individual to reality and help them to remember that they are in control of every possible response that they provide to an external stimulus. Grounding, however, does not necessarily have to be a technique that is used only when needed. It can also be adopted as a part of life.
Life, by its nature, tends to be filled with much turmoil. Sometimes, life feels like a relaxing journey through a gentle stream of water. Then, suddenly, we are tipped over the edge of a cliff and we find ourselves falling off the edge with no way to understand where we are going or how to ensure that we survive the fall.
