Getting grounded is an effective tool in dropping the cycle of overthinking
Growing up in a dysfunctional environment can result in people having hypersensitivities around relationship interactions. Overthinking may be a regularity, in some cases. For example, one may find that they interiorly ask themselves “Was that weird what I said”, “I wonder what they think of me”, or “I should have said this instead”. Vulnerability and honesty may have felt unsafe in the past. So, of course, it makes sense that in some cases to feel safe, one overthinks everything, and blends in for safety by saying the “right things”.
Unfortunately, many people may still experience past terrors, even when it isn’t a dangerous situation per se.
Getting grounded helps one to be present. If we carry previous wounding and are afraid in current situations, grounding will be an effective tool. Try grounding, so that you can remind your brain where you are and allow your nervous system to calm down.
Getting grounded allows the system to realize you are no longer being threatened. It also allows you to enjoy the now and helps in the healing process.
Your system may be transported into a childhood experience but grounding will help you get back to reality. As you practice grounding, you’ll gain composure in situations, and remind yourself that you are no longer in the past. Grounding will help you to increase life satisfaction by living more and more in the now.
Plus! Healthy and safe people will accept you where you are, there’s no need to say the “right thing”. Getting grounded assists in stopping the cycle of overthinking and dropping the “what if’s”. So I’d invite you to get present into your environment, live in the now, and participate in your healing by reminding your system that it is now safe.
