{"id":1184,"date":"2015-08-30T10:13:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T10:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trecollege.com\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2020-05-07T11:09:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:09:49","slug":"orient-move-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trecollege.com\/orient-move-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Safe: Avoid &#8216;Oh My God&#8217;, Try Orient, Move, Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/trecollege.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trauma_is_really_strange_omg.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Orient Move Ground for self regulation when feeling activated<\/h1>\n<p>OMG is a mneumonic to help remember responses to contain feelings of activation. OMG works as a set of principles for therapists and individuals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Probably best to avoid going &#8216;Oh My God&#8217;, try Orient, Move and Ground<\/b><\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s scary when we get activated. Catastrophic thoughts can take over.<\/li>\n<li>Activation, as used here, means increasing arousal is triggered by our threat detection systems. We all have an inner guard dog, networks that are part of our nervous system that are always checking &#8216;Am I Safe&#8217;?<\/li>\n<li>Threat detection leads to protective reflexes. Stephen Porges teaches there is a progressive action of the autonomic nervous system (ANS): social engagement (we seek safety in others, change in new vagal complex), mobilisation (we seek safety by speeding up; &#8216;fight-or-flight&#8217;, activate sympathetic nervous system), immobilisation (we seek safety by withdrawing; &#8216;freeze&#8217;, dissociation, activate old vagal complex)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Focus on the principles<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating safety by balancing the ANS: down regulate the sympathetics, increase activity in the new vagus<\/li>\n<li>Present time sensations is the goal<\/li>\n<li>Safety via embodiment<\/li>\n<li>Titration: A little and often is the best way to work with overwhelm<\/li>\n<li>Put the brakes on anything going to quick or any sense of disappearing<\/li>\n<li>Principles not protocols\u00a0&#8211; be creative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>O Orient\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Go Slow:\u00a0Pause and give time.\u00a0Acknowledge what is happening: &#8216;I notice there is a big charge here&#8217; or &#8216;I notice there is an urge to go quick&#8217; or &#8216;I notice it seems hard for to be here, it is easy to drift away&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Orient to a safe person. 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