Coaching practices for How Do I Stop My Dogs Separation Anxiety

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• 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
• The second they go quiet or take too long to reply, something in me lights up and I can’t sit still
• They’ve gone quiet and I can feel the panic rising

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. Fade reassurance-seeking
   Gradually reduce how often you seek reassurance from others that the feared thing won't happen.
   Safety Behavior Fading, Made Practical
3. 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
4. Regulate the anxious protest response
   For anxious activation, soothe the alarm before acting on the urge to pursue or test.
   Attachment Theory, Made Usable
5. 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
6. 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
7. For avoidant: stay present longer before withdrawing
   The withdrawal that protects you from overwhelm drives your partner’s fear -- delay it by 10 percent.
   The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Why Opposites Attract and Then Struggle
8. Eliminate safety behaviors
   Identify and drop the subtle actions that reduce anxiety but prevent learning you don’t need them.
   Exposure Therapy: Facing Fears to Shrink Them
9. Use grounding before anxiety peaks, not after
   Start the technique at the first sign of anxiety — not once the wave is overwhelming.
   The 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique
10. 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

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