Sensory Grounding Using Your Five Senses

Sensory Grounding Using Your Five Senses is a practical audio exercise designed to help clients manage PTSD flashbacks and intrusive memories by engaging with the present moment through sensory awareness. Taken from the Psychology Tools For Overcoming PTSD audio collection. 

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Audio track (MP3)

A therapy audio track designed for skills development.

Audio script (PDF)

The script for a therapy audio track. Read along with an exercise, or record in your own voice.

Overview

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition that develops in response to traumatic experiences, resulting in symptoms including such as flashbacks, hypervigilance, and a current sense of threat. The Psychology Tools For Overcoming PTSD Audio Collection offers a structured series of exercises designed to help clients manage these symptoms effectively.

Flashbacks and intrusive memories in PTSD can disconnect individuals from their current environment, often triggering distress as though the traumatic event is recurring. This resource guides clients in using their five senses – sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste – to ground themselves, reducing distress and bringing focus back to the present. Suitable for any setting, it requires no props.