Amygdala hijack happens in that split millisecond when one can choose mindfulness, presence, a neocortex-based alternative to primordial flight or fight response but, alas, most of us succumb to the amygdala’s default and engage/ react 😫
There are several techniques that I’ve learned recently that help IF I remember to use them. Jeffrey Allen‘s grounding technique, Loner Wolf’s 12 grounding techniques, a 60 second breathwork exercise and tonglen practice.
I learned a new approach recently that works for processing difficult emotions but I am yet to try for triggering situations. Face the emotion. Sit/ be with what you are feeling. Find where and how it manifests in your body. For me, it’s usually a knot in the pit of my stomach. Don’t try to get rid of it. Instead, let it wash over you and watch it—what it is, its origin, why and how it’s triggering you.
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