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Deborah Healey 🇬🇧's avatar

It's so much easier to listen..While relaxing at the same time. So much wisdom in words.

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Anna's avatar

5-5-5 Great method! I did elements of that in therapy. When I used to dissociate, my trauma therapist would say name three things about my office that you don't like. I guess she was leveraging that part of me that is sensitive to aesthetics. She had an office that looked like 1970s Mary Tyler Moore. I knew she wasn't looking for decorating tips. The lamps were hideous. 😂 Instead, she was moving back into felt sense perception. You clearly explained this process of moving us back into present-day awareness.

I've also done breath work but never did the three activities together, as you described. I'm going to try this, as I have a tendency for obsessive thinking. Breaking the cycle once you're locked in can be exceedingly difficult.

Thanks, Derek, for offering this helpful guide.

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Derek Lakin's avatar

Thanks so much, Anna! Please let me know how it works.

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Anna's avatar

I will. I've got a number of techniques lined up and journaled. Consistent exercise is also working for me.

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Lily, LMFT's avatar

This is so helpful! Thanks, Derek! ✨🙏🏻

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Derek Lakin's avatar

Thanks so much, Lily!

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Paolo Peralta's avatar

This is a gem 🔆

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Derek Lakin's avatar

Thank you, Paolo! 🙏

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