{"id":298028,"date":"2023-12-07T11:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T07:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=298028"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T07:49:26","slug":"a-grounding-technique-for-challenging-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2023\/12\/07\/a-grounding-technique-for-challenging-times\/","title":{"rendered":"A Grounding Technique for Challenging Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.30.19-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-298029 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.30.19-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"409\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.30.19-AM.png 1024w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.30.19-AM-980x392.png 980w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.30.19-AM-480x192.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/409;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feeling anxious, angry, confused, stressed?<\/p>\n<p>These are normal human emotions but, at times they can become overwhelming. When they do, during an exam or in the face of a challenging life experience, grounding exercises can help to calm anxious thoughts, tap into your focus, and help alleviate the physical feelings of panic and stress. The 5-4-3-2-1 method is a grounding exercise that can be done almost anywhere and it doesn&#8217;t require any equipment or materials- just your brain! Take a few minutes to learn how to complete the exercise and then try it for yourself.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=30VMIEmA114\"><strong>5-4-3-2-1 Method for Grounding (link)<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.44.03-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-298030 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.44.03-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"578\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.44.03-AM.png 956w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-11.44.03-AM-480x290.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 956px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 956px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 956\/578;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feeling anxious, angry, confused, stressed? These are normal human emotions but, at times they can become overwhelming. When they do, during an exam or in the face of a challenging life experience, grounding exercises can help to calm anxious thoughts, tap into your focus, and help alleviate the physical feelings of panic and stress. 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