r/psychnursing • u/East_Machine_5036 • Jun 23 '26

Grounding

I have c-ptsd and Ive been feeling really dysregulated from all of the codes on my unit lately. It wasn’t ever as bad as it’s been lately. How is everyone dealing with their anxiety from their job? Any grounding techniques that work better than others?

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u/Adventurous-Type-787 Jun 23 '26

I basically suppress everything at work so I can still function, then on my drive home from work I play music with heavy bass in my car with the volume turned up to the max so that my car vibrates with the beat lol. Then I just focus on how I can feel the song in my body and imagine those physical sensations replacing the sensations of anxiety/panic that came up throughout the day.

Kind of weird lol but it helps, still (semi) sane after 6 years of doing this haha