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@Dreamy wrote:

 

Yeah they are still pretty new to me and i haven't found anything that works really, like I'm sometimes able to bring myself back into the present briefly but then lose myself again. I try to focus on things around me and name the colour of things, texture etc. Sometimes I'll hold something to try and keep myself present. But it's really hit and miss with whether something works or not. 

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Definitely a lot of trial and error in the early days of developing a new coping strategy. One of my friends also uses little mantras, saying aloud to herself stuff like "I am not there, I am safe in my home" or "no matter how real it feels it will pass, as it always does" - just stuff to continue to remind herself that she's safe. 

Other sensory grounding tools might help? Like a spiky mat or super hot or cold shower, basically something that is a small 'shock' to the system to give it something else to grab onto I guess