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What flavors do you find "grounding?" (self.adhd)

submitted 1 year ago by PlanetOfOrd to c/adhd

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Title is basically it.

For me, it's usually coffee, or anything spicy, like cayenne pepper. Apple cider vinegar usually does it, too.

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[–] semperverus 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm noticing a lot of people are listing relaxing flavors and not grounding flavors. Grounding is something that "brings you back to Earth" and puts you right in the moment in front of you.

For me, this is something really sour (usually candy). It kind of knocks me out of whatever zone-out I was in, or hyperfocus. It's like a reset switch.

[–] Acamon 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure that's an experience I'm familiar with, especially from food / drink. I'll have to watch out for it. Do you happen to know where the term emerged from? Seems like lots of people here didn't understand it, is it used more often in different contexts or communities?

[–] semperverus 2 points 1 year ago

Those are a lot of great questions that I don't think I have the answers to unfortunately. It's possible it has different uses, but in both layman use and in professional experience (developmental disabilities, anxiety), grounding seems to have the same meaning. There is a thing called "grounding exercises" or "grounding techniques" that are used to, as I mentioned, bring the person experiencing the heightened state of emotions back down to a stable state.