Whenever A Situation Or Someone Triggered Me, I Went Into Anxiety Overdrive
Written by: Aishwarya Gopalakrishnan, Executive Contributor
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Being a sensitive empath, I often perceive emotions much deeper than others and energies of those around me imprint upon me very soon. It’s why I feel drained after socializing. Over time, I have learnt to draw some space and control the impact on myself. However, in deep personal relationships, I still had this issue of becoming triggered. So, I developed this four-step method that worked for me to deal and pull through such situations.
Below is how this works:
1. Detach yourself from the situation or person immediately. This means creating space and sometimes this translates into physically moving into a different room or space as well. But really, just get yourself out of there mentally or physically. Another alternative is to absolutely absorb yourself into another action. Start counting or start doodling etc.
2. Completely silence yourself. Silence the mind and silence your mouth. Whatever you have to say in the heat of the moment often turns out to be less helpful and adds onto the apparent tension. Hence, silence yourself completely
3. Reflect on yourself and your situation. How is the situation making you feel? How is it affecting you emotionally? Bring mindfulness into this piece. Try the 3-minute mindfulness meditation practice Now that you’ve gathered all the information journal it out if that’s something that you do. I recommend this since it usually helps me a lot!!!!
4. When you’ve had enough time and space, try to find areas for your own improvement. How could you have responded better? How could you have handled the situation in a better way? And it’s okay if you can’t find the answer to this part, but always park it for another day to think on.
This gives immense power and insight into yourself and how you function as a human being. Once you have got it, react accordingly, only if you must.
Aishwarya Gopalakrishnan, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Aishwarya is a blogger who is passionate about yoga, meditation, sustainability and spirituality. She is an avid yoga & mindfulness practitioner who is also certified in the two respectively. She believes in living a holistic lifestyle & strives to incorporate elements rooted in ancient principles such as ayurveda, yoga, mindfulness & living a sustainable lifestyle. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge through her blogs. She is currently working towards her passion project that is aimed at creating an atmosphere for seekers & yoga practitioners alike. She hopes to bring this to the community very soon. She is an MBA, with an engineering undergrad who is a management consultant by profession.
