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| written by basil and billie
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when traumatized, one thing that is very common in people is anxiety. there is much that has been written on anxiety, and it's all over the web. i just want to say here that if you are "triggered" (reminded of traumatic events and mentally brought back to it) you can deescalate your anxiety with a few of the following things:
1. deep breaths
2. get some lavender essential oils, and either put a little dab under your nose, or get an aromatherapy diffuser and diffuse some near you, or boil a pot of water and put some lavender in it and breath the steam.
3. get some five flower remedy (aka rescue remedy). this stuff is powerfull and will quickly bring you back into your body and will help your anxiety not get out of control.
4. count backwords from 100, taking deep breaths the entire way down.
5. 5-4-3-2-1
this exercise will help you get in touch with the present moment, and with your physical surroundings. identify five things you see ("a robin red breast, my hands, a blue trash can, ...") , five things you hear ("a plane, my breath, power lines humming..."), and five things you physically feel ("my shirt on my back, the ground under my feet, cat whiskers tickling my leg..."). then you say four, three, two, one. it is good to do this out loud alone or with another person. hopefully by the time you are finished you will be feeling considerably more grounded in your body annd in the present reality, where the trauma is not occurring.
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