Knowing Grounding Engineering, Simple Ways To Overthinking

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YOGYAKARTA Busyness and many demands often make the mind of adventure not 'thief'. Because of job demands, pursuing career paths that are not fully desired, to getting praise, making you depressed. Whenever you feel anxious, stressed, and overthinking, try grounding engineering practices.

This'membumi' or grounding technique suppresses the thoughts and feelings that are getting lost. This technique is based on research that can help deal with anxiety, panic attacks, flashbacks, overthinking, and even dissociated. Launching Psychology Today, Wednesday, September 7, grounding techniques help keep a distance from negative emotional experiences. Not only in the aspect of emotion, when the mind spins around and triggers mental health problems, grounding techniques are a simple way to direct the mind.

The most common grounding technique is 5-4-3-2-1. This technique is sequentially activating the five senses so that it helps you stay 'crowned'.

First, the number 5 marks five things you can see. Try looking around and mention the five objects. Objects can be anything, such as glasses, drinking bottles, windows, bright skies, and other objects visible in front of you.

Second, what you feel needs to be considered as an effort to focus on the body. You can feel your fingers when tapping the table, your palm steps on the floor, to the comfort of the clothes you are wearing.

Third is related to things you can hear. Try to pay attention to your environment, such as the AC buzz, the sound of birds passing, and others related to the voices around you.

Second, the sensation of the aroma is also important to catch in order to keep 'creating'. Kising aroma is a strong sensation, but sometimes we live life without paying too much attention to it. If possible, walk around and smell whatever smells are caught. Well, finally, try the food you can take care of. For example coffee, lunch, or gum.

That's the grounding technique that can be done to overcome anxiety, stress, or be done when overthinking.