Coaching practices for How Do I Deal with 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
- Even once the worst of it passes, I can’t get back into the room
- I keep asking the people around me "are you sure it’s fine?" over and over
- I can only handle the scary situation if I’ve got my little crutch
- I spend my days bracing for the next wave of it, scanning my body, dreading the moment it shows up
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 - 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 - Fade reassurance-seeking
Gradually reduce how often you seek reassurance from others that the feared thing won't happen.
Safety Behavior Fading, Made Practical - Gradually drop safety behaviors
Safety behaviors (a phone, a companion, a pill) reduce distress in the moment but prevent the learning that exposure is meant to produce.
The Fear Ladder: Graded Exposure 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 - Stay in the situation until anxiety drops
Remain in the feared situation long enough for distress to fall — leaving early teaches the wrong lesson.
The Fear Ladder: Graded Exposure Made Practical - Ritualize hellos and goodbyes
Make greetings and departures a deliberate, warm full-stop rather than background noise.
Secure-Functioning Relationships - Fade reliance on a support person
Gradually enter feared situations with decreasing support from a person who has been a source of safety.
Safety Behavior Fading, 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 - The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
Name five things you see, four you hear, three you feel, two you smell, one you taste.
The Anxiety Toolkit, Made Practical
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Let go of the small avoidances and crutches you use to feel "safe" from anxiety.
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Let go of the small avoidances and crutches you use to feel "safe" from anxiety.
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