What If Grounding Makes You Feel Worse? Grounding exercises are everywhere. "Name five things you can see. Four things you can touch. Three things you can hear." Notice your breathing. Scan your body. Be present. And for a lot of people, those exercises really are helpful. But what happens when you try grounding and instead of feeling calmer, you feel more irritated, overwhelmed, panicky, or desperate to get away? You might assume you’re doing it wrong. You aren’t necessarily doing anything...