Spiritual Minded Military Tennessee Army National Guard: Why Do I Feel Like I'm Losing My Mind — The Grounding Protocol

THE QUESTION NO ONE ASKS OUT LOUD

You are in the kitchen. Half the coffee is poured. You have a spoon in your hand. You can't recall what you were doing. You have an improper brain. It is as if you are observing yourself from a distance.

The sensation fluctuates in intensity. My chest is tight. Thoughts scrambled. Heart racing. The world is not real. You feel unreal. You ask yourself if this is what the loss of your mind is like.

This is not a statement to be spoken aloud. You don't reveal your battle buddy. You don't tell your spouse. You are not to inform the chaplain. You keep it inside. You keep it secret. You keep it safe.

The secret is death itself. The secret is not that you're losing your mind. The trick is that you have been dissociating for years, and no one has given you a name for it.

"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in You." — Isaiah 26:3

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THE NAME FOR WHAT YOU ARE FEELING

There's a name for the feeling. It's not "going crazy." It's not "losing your mind. "It is dissociation.

Dissociation is a disconnection in one's brain from one's body. The impact is too much. The stress level is elevated beyond what is optimal. Your brain says, "Let's get out of here. Your brain chooses to get out of the place. Not physically. Mentally. You are still here. You're not actually here.

Your brain doesn't need fixing. Your brain is trying to keep you safe.

The brain that survived on deployment has now become the brain that is falling apart at home. The survival switch was stuck in the on position. The switch is unaware of your present safety.

The switch reset is the grounding protocol.

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THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS ARE NOT YOUR ENEMY

Tennessee is beautiful. The Smokies. The rivers. The valleys. The land that you're standing on is old. The land is quiet. The earth waits.

The land is also inaccessible. You are traveling from Knoxville to Nashville. Memphis is at the armory, in the middle of nowhere. It's quite quiet on the highway. The radio is in the static mode. The thoughts are noisy.

The enemy plays the terrain of Tennessee against you. What keeps him isolated is his friend. His amplifier is quiet.

Dissociation is worse alone in the Smokies. No one to hold you back. No one to remind you that you're real. None to stand for you.

There is no need for another person to participate in the Grounding Protocol. The Grounding Protocol puts you back in your body by yourself.

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THE FIVE SENSES GROUNDING SEQUENCE

You can get out of the dissociation when you engage with sensation. You get in touch with your body through your senses.

The Five Senses Grounding Sequence will take 2 minutes.

1. SIGHT: Spot 5 items that you can see. The wall. The window. The lamp. The floor. Your hand. Say them out loud. " Are you able to see the wall? Are you able to see the window? Are you able to see the lamp? Are you able to see the floor? Are you able to see your hand?
2. Touch: Identify 4 objects with which you can touch. The material of your military shirt is a Spiritual Minded fabric. Lower temperature of the glass surface. The force that your feet exert on the floor. The level of smoothness of the table. Touch them. Feel them.
3. Sound: Identify three sounds you can hear. The sound of the refrigerator. The traffic outside. Your own breath. Listen. Do not judge. Just hear.
4. Smell: Find two things you can smell. The coffee brewing. The air is drawn from the window. Breathe in.
5. Taste: Discover something to taste. A sip of water. Mushroom coffee is a sip of coffee. Inside of one's own mouth.

The sequence sends your brain into a process of connecting with your body. The sequence of dissociation is not compatible with the dissociation.

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THE PHYSICS OF PANIC

Dissociation comes with a physical component. Stressed hormones permeate the body. You are taking shallow breaths. Your heart is beating quickly. Your muscles are in knots.

Physical response cannot be thought about. Breathing must be done to let the air out. There is a breathing sequence in the Grounding Protocol.

The 4-7-8 Breath:

• Inhale for 4 seconds
• Hold for 7 seconds
• Exhale for 8 seconds
• Repeat 4 times

Exhale is a time of relaxation that turns on your parasympathetic nervous system. The system that gives you a sense of calm. The enemy has been keeping the system offline.

This process is aided by your Cellular Hydrate. Your nervous system is controlled by electrolytes. The grounded nervous system is the calm nervous system.

THE TENNESSEE RIVER RITUAL

Tennessee is the state that has the Tennessee River running through it. The amount of water is fixed. The water keeps on flowing. No one asks for permission to use water.

You need to have a daily routine. Water is the model.

The Grounding Protocol is not a protocol to be used in times of crisis. The Grounding Protocol is used on an everyday basis. Morning and night. The same sequence. The same actions. The same result

Morning Grounding:

• Drink Cellular Hydrate before coffee. Your nervous system needs minerals first thing.
• Brew Mushroom Coffee. The ritual grounds your morning.
• Put on your Spiritual Minded Military shirt. The uniform declares that you are in your body and you are staying there.

Evening Grounding:

• The Five Senses Sequence. Two minutes.
• The 4-7-8 Breath. Four cycles.
• One sentence out loud. "I was here today. I am here now. I will be here tomorrow."

The daily ritual prevents the dissociation before it starts.

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THE ENEMY'S DISSOCIATION LIES

The enemy has been lying to you about what is happening. He wants you to believe that you are losing your mind. He wants you to believe that you are broken. He wants you to believe that there is no hope.

Lie One: "You are going crazy."

This is the most common lie. The feeling is scary. The enemy uses your fear to convince you that something is permanently wrong.

Counter: You are not going crazy. Your brain is dissociating because it is trying to protect you. The protection worked on deployment. It is not working at home. That is not crazy. That is a survival mechanism that needs retraining.

Lie Two: "You are the only one."

The enemy isolates you. He tells you that no one else feels this way. You are alone in your terror.

Counter: The enemy is lying. Thousands of veterans and Guardsmen feel dissociation. The Tennessee National Guard has soldiers in every armory who have felt the same thing. They are not talking about it either. You are not alone.

Lie Three: "It will never get better."

The enemy wants you to believe that the dissociation is permanent. He wants you to give up.

Counter: The enemy is lying. Dissociation is treatable. The Grounding Protocol works. Your brain is neuroplastic. Your brain can learn new patterns. The old pattern was dissociation. The new pattern is grounding.

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." — 2 Timothy 1:7

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THE BATTLE BUDDY GROUNDING COMMAND

You need a battle buddy for dissociation. Not someone who talks you out of it. Someone who issues a command.

The command is three words: "Name five things."

That is it. Your battle buddy does not need to understand dissociation. Your battle buddy just needs to issue the command.

When you hear "Name five things," you start the Five Senses Sequence. You do not argue. You do not resist. You execute.

Train your battle buddy. Give them permission to issue the command. Give them the three words. "Just say, 'Name five things. I will do the rest."

The command breaks the isolation faster than anything you can do alone.

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Conclusion

Tennessee Army National Guard, you feel like you are losing your mind. You are not. You are dissociating. Your brain is protecting you from trauma that is no longer there.

The Grounding Protocol puts you back in your body.

The Five Senses Sequence. The 4-7-8 Breath. The daily ritual. The battle buddy command. Cellular Hydrate for your nervous system. Mushroom Coffee for your morning ritual. Your Spiritual Minded Military shirt for your identity.

You are not losing your mind. You are finding your way back to your body. One sense at a time. One breath at a time. One day at a time.

This is the Spiritual Minded Military Grounding Protocol for the Tennessee Army National Guard. You are not losing your mind. You are learning to come back to your body. Fall in.

The Remnant does not transition. The Remnant re-enlists.

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