Coaching practices for How Do I Deal with My Dogs Separation Anxiety
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I’ve got all these little rules that keep me okay
- I keep asking the people around me "are you sure it’s fine?" over and over
- Even once the worst of it passes, I can’t get back into the room
- I spend my days bracing for the next wave of it, scanning my body, dreading the moment it shows up
- The second they go quiet or take too long to reply, something in me lights up and I can’t sit still
Practices that may help
- Drop the safety behaviors
Let go of the small avoidances and crutches you use to feel "safe" from anxiety.
The DARE Response to Anxiety, Made Practical - Fade reassurance-seeking
Gradually reduce how often you seek reassurance from others that the feared thing won't happen.
Safety Behavior Fading, Made Practical - Engage with the present moment
Once the edge comes off, redirect attention fully into an activity or your surroundings.
The DARE Response to Anxiety, Made Practical - Run toward the feeling
Actively invite more of the anxiety rather than waiting nervously for it to pass.
The DARE Response to Anxiety, Made Practical - Regulate the anxious protest response
For anxious activation, soothe the alarm before acting on the urge to pursue or test.
Attachment Theory, Made Usable - Use humor as a therapeutic distance-maker
Practice narrating your anxiety to an imaginary sympathetic audience — make it funny.
Logotherapy: Paradoxical Intention - Rehearse the response before you need it
Learn and practice the four steps in low-stakes moments so they are available under pressure.
The DARE Response to Anxiety, Made Practical - Run the full 5-4-3-2-1 sequence
Work through all five senses in order: 5 things seen, 4 heard, 3 touched, 2 smelled, 1 tasted.
The 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique - Track SUDs across sessions to see your own progress
Record distress ratings before and after each session so progress is visible and motivating.
Counter-Conditioning and Systematic Desensitization - For anxious: down-regulate before pursuing
The anxious pursuit, when driven by panic, always makes things worse -- soothe first, then reach.
The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Why Opposites Attract and Then Struggle
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