Coaching practices for Panic Sensation Hierarchy

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I’m terrified of facing the feelings that set me off, and the whole thing feels like one giant wall I either crash into all at once or run from completely
• The moment I notice a flutter or a tingle, my mind instantly slaps a catastrophe on it
• The fear feels like one solid wall I either climb all at once or not at all, so I keep not at all
• Now I’m scared of the feelings themselves
• I react to mild irritation like it’s a full-blown crisis

Practices that may help

1. Build a personal sensation hierarchy
   Map which panic sensations frighten you most, then order them from mildest to most feared.
   Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
2. Post-induction body scan to observe without catastrophizing
   After inducing sensations, scan the body with curiosity rather than alarm.
   Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
3. Build an anxiety hierarchy
   List feared situations from least to most distressing before any exposure begins.
   Counter-Conditioning and Systematic Desensitization
4. Interoceptive exposure: deliberately induce the feared sensations
   Reproduce the physical sensations of panic in a safe, controlled way to break the sensation-fear link.
   The Clark Panic Model, Made Practical
5. Rate the intensity, not just the type
   Add a number: "irritated, about a 3" tells you more than "irritated" alone.
   Emotional Granularity: Precision as a Regulation Skill
6. Add interoceptive rungs for bodily fear
   If you fear the physical sensations of anxiety itself, include exposures that deliberately induce them.
   The Fear Ladder: Graded Exposure Made Practical
7. Identify the catastrophic misinterpretation
   Name exactly which bodily sensation you are having and exactly what you fear it means.
   The Clark Panic Model, Made Practical
8. Generate alternative, benign explanations for the sensation
   List all other things that could plausibly cause the sensation you're experiencing.
   The Clark Panic Model, Made Practical
9. Approach the edge of the memory, not the center
   When working with a difficult memory, start at its least intense periphery — a moment before, a sensation at the boundary — rather than its core.
   Titration in Somatic Practice, Made Practical
10. Brief touch and return — the basic pendulation move
    Direct attention briefly toward a difficult sensation, then consciously return to your resource — stay only as long as you can track it without flooding.
    Pendulation, Made Practical

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