Hey all. In your time of survival, what were the mindfulness, present moment, grounding practices that helped you and why?
One of the biggest ones for me, during my panic/anxiety attacks was calling my sister (because I was mentally offline and couldn't remember any of my tools, but knew she did) and getting her to walk me through conscious breathing. Box Breathing was too much in those moments, but a slowly counted 1-2-3-4 inhale and 1-2-3-4 exhale always helped, even if it took 5 minutes.
I always wanted actual grounding, touching the earth, to help, but it never seemed to be strong enough to pull me out of those moments.
When I was finally on the journey out of survival I was able to get back to my daily gratitude practice and that one has really been a pillar for me over the years. On dark days I don't ask myself to write in it, but I do read it, and that seems to help too.
Interested in the things that help others! Thanks.