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How to Be a Mindful Person
Grounding can be thought of as another kind of mindfulness. It's a technique to help people feel connected to the present moment and not swept up by emotions or thoughts. Two of the most common grounding activities are the 54321 and describe an object. Describing an object can mean holding an object, it can be your phone,.It can be your purse, it canBe your grounding object, and just describing it to yourself. Is it cold? Is it hot? Is it soft? Is it bumpy? Whatever sensations you get from it, but that encourages the brain to stay anchored in the present moment.
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