keep my focus on the end goal, for me it was watching the movie channel. It is important to me.
try to immerse myself in other aspects of the situation than what triggers me
in this case the trigger was the accent and dialect, so while still hearing in the background I concentrated on the story and the visuals
slowly increase my attention to the trigger, I suppose you could call it desensitisation
in the past while overcoming triggers I would allow myself to literally run or stop an activity, but only ONCE, that was the deal I made with myself, thereafter I had to be brave and face my trigger
Yes, some of the hardest work ever but soooo soooo worth it. True courage is being afraid but not letting that stop you. Had to face something like that (different context), and it took a lot of repetition to de-sensitise.
Thanks. And I want to thank and hug everyone again for your support and kind words. I had no idea I would get such a response. 😭
And I want to point out that it can only be done from a place of safety. Being in a safe place is like the first thing my psych said to me on my first visit.
If there is still a dangerous situation focus on escape or harm mitigation.
keep my focus on the end goal, for me it was watching the movie channel. It is important to me.
try to immerse myself in other aspects of the situation than what triggers me
in this case the trigger was the accent and dialect, so while still hearing in the background I concentrated on the story and the visuals
slowly increase my attention to the trigger, I suppose you could call it desensitisation
in the past while overcoming triggers I would allow myself to literally run or stop an activity, but only ONCE, that was the deal I made with myself, thereafter I had to be brave and face my trigger
Yes, some of the hardest work ever but soooo soooo worth it. True courage is being afraid but not letting that stop you. Had to face something like that (different context), and it took a lot of repetition to de-sensitise.
Thanks. And I want to thank and hug everyone again for your support and kind words. I had no idea I would get such a response. 😭
And I want to point out that it can only be done from a place of safety. Being in a safe place is like the first thing my psych said to me on my first visit.
If there is still a dangerous situation focus on escape or harm mitigation.