Re-establishing embodied presence means restoring a felt sense of being inside your body , grounded in the present moment, and connected to your physical sensations, emotions, and environment. It’s often discussed in trauma therapy, dissociation work, and somatic psychology. What Is “Embodied Presence”? Embodied presence is: Awareness of bodily sensations (interoception) A stable sense of physical boundaries Emotional experience that feels located in the body Present-moment o
Somatic grounding is a body-based technique used to stabilize your nervous system and bring attention back to the present moment. Instead of trying to “think” your way out of anxiety, dissociation, or overwhelm, somatic grounding works through sensory and physical experience , because the body often stabilizes faster than cognition. What It Targets Somatic grounding is especially useful for: Dissociation Panic or acute anxiety Trauma activation Emotional flooding Identity de
Psychological free fall is not a formal diagnostic term, but it’s often used metaphorically to describe a sudden and destabilizing loss of psychological structure, meaning, or emotional stability. It refers to the subjective experience of: Losing your sense of identity Losing your belief system or worldview Emotional overwhelm without grounding A collapse of certainty or control Feeling like you are “falling” internally with nothing to hold onto What It Feels Like People desc
Traumatic attachment (often called trauma bonding ) is a strong emotional attachment that develops between a person and someone who mistreats, abuses, or intermittently harms them. It is not just “staying in a bad relationship.” It is a psychological bond reinforced by cycles of fear, relief, hope, and reward. What Is Traumatic Attachment? Traumatic attachment occurs when: There is abuse, neglect, or emotional harm The harmful person is also a source of comfort, love, or