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DETACHING FROM EMOTIONAL PAIN (GROUNDING) - Bridges to Understanding

DETACHING FROM EMOTIONAL PAIN (GROUNDING) . Lisa Najavits, PhD . WHAT IS GROUNDING?. Grounding is a set of simple strategies to detach from emotional pain (for example, drug cravings, self-harm impulses, anger, sadness). Distraction works by focusing outward on the external world—rather