grounding
Reality anchor technique
Grounding is the foundation or basis for something: a solid grounding in mathematics.
In electricity, grounding connects a circuit to the earth for safety.
As punishment, grounding confines someone—usually a teenager—to their home: She's grounded for a month.
An aircraft that's grounded cannot fly, whether for mechanical reasons or weather.
In psychology, grounding techniques anchor attention to the present moment.
Electrical safety connection
- soilGround matter for planting
- barefootWearing no shoes
- conductivityAbility to carry current
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
nature · grass · sand · beach · forest bathing · discharge · antioxidants · wellness
Electrical safety connection
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- surge protectorElectrical overflow shield
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
fuse · GFCI · bonding · resistance · neutral · live wire · short circuit · three-prong
Solid stone underground
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- footingSecure ground position
anchor · framework · pillar · support · backbone · fundamentals · basis · roots
Steadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- steadinessState of being constant
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- firmnessResistance to deformation
stability · reinforcement · securing · ballast · counterweight · mooring · tethering · bracing
Focused attention practice
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
- presenceState of being somewhere
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- body scanComplete physical examination
awareness · focus · calm · anchoring · present moment · regulation · self-soothing · nervous system
Accepted starting principles
- postulatesAssumed starting principles
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
rationale · premise · justification · foundation · basis · reasoning · evidence · support
Trained self-control or specialty
- consequenceResult of an action
- detentionTemporary official holding
- time-outTemporary halt in activity
- restrictionLimit on action
curfew · house arrest · sanction · penalty · correction · reprimand · confiscation
earthing
Electrical safety connection
- soilGround matter for planting
- barefootWearing no shoes
- conductivityAbility to carry current
electrons · nature · grass · sand · beach · forest bathing · discharge · antioxidants · wellness
earthing
Electrical safety connection
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- surge protectorElectrical overflow shield
wiring · fuse · GFCI · bonding · resistance · neutral · live wire · short circuit · three-prong · outlet
bedrock
Solid stone underground
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
footing · anchor · framework · pillar · support · backbone · fundamentals · basis · roots · establishment
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- steadinessState of being constant
- anchoringFastening securely to position
firmness · stability · reinforcement · securing · ballast · counterweight · mooring · tethering · bracing · steadying
meditation
Focused attention practice
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
- presenceState of being somewhere
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
body scan · awareness · focus · calm · anchoring · present moment · regulation · self-soothing · nervous system · anxiety relief
axioms
Accepted starting principles
- postulatesAssumed starting principles
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- frameworkUnderlying support system
underpinning · rationale · premise · justification · foundation · basis · reasoning · evidence · support · assumptions
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- consequenceResult of an action
- detentionTemporary official holding
- time-outTemporary halt in activity
restriction · curfew · house arrest · sanction · penalty · correction · reprimand · confiscation
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- Parenting Teensadolescence, puberty, rebellion, teen rebellion, curfew
- therapy techniquesCBT, play therapy, art therapy, exposure therapy, group therapy
- electrical codeselectrical codes, safety codes, breaker panels, load limits, junction boxes
- parentinggentle parenting, child, mom, children, kids
groundingfloating
Staying atop liquid
levitation · flight · hovering · drifting · suspension
groundingdissociation
Mental separation from surroundings
unmooring · destabilization · disorientation · derealization · untethering
groundinginsulation
Thermal transfer prevention
ungrounded · isolation · live wire · electrification · short circuit
- grounding outMaking an out via infielder
- grounding exercisesAnxiety-reduction practices using senses
- grounding wireConductor directing stray current earthward
- grounding techniquesTools for present-moment awareness
- grounding rodConducts electricity safely underground
- electrical groundingSafe path to earth