Coaching practices for Something Scared My Child the Dog the Fall the Doctor and Now They Keep Circling Back to it Upset All Over Again Like It's Still Happening and I Don't Know How to Help Them Put it to Rest Instead of Just Reliving it

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• Something scared my child
• The memory itself still feels like it’s happening right now, not something that’s over
• Something will trip a memory and suddenly my body reacts like the old thing is happening all over again, right now
• I keep circling the same image and the same feeling without anything shifting
• I keep circling the same painful thing for hours and every loop makes it worse

Practices that may help

1. Name it to tame it: tell the story of the big feeling
   Help the child narrate what happened and how it felt — storytelling is brain integration.
   The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson)
2. Understand imaginal exposure: revisiting the traumatic memory deliberately
   Imaginal exposure has the person revisit the traumatic memory in detail to allow the brain to process it as a past event.
   Prolonged Exposure Therapy: Principles, Practices, and the Evidence
3. Ground in the present when the past intrudes
   Use the senses and the room to signal "that was then, this is now" when memory floods the body.
   The Body Keeps the Score, Honestly Explained
4. Cognitive and Somatic Interweaves
   When processing stalls, a brief therapist-supplied statement or question can restart the chain.
   EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
5. ACCEPTS — structured distraction from crisis
   Use Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, and Sensations to redirect attention during a crisis.
   Distress Tolerance Skills, Made Practical
6. Safe Place Installation
   Anchor a vivid, calming mental image you can return to when distress spikes during processing.
   EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
7. Ground and orient to the present
   Use feet, contact, and a slow look around the room to re-anchor in the safe here-and-now.
   Somatic Experiencing, Honestly Explained
8. Problem-solve together once the child is calm
   After the emotional storm passes, invite the child to find a solution with you.
   Emotion Coaching (John Gottman)
9. Fade reassurance-seeking
   Gradually reduce how often you seek reassurance from others that the feared thing won't happen.
   Safety Behavior Fading, Made Practical
10. Orienting to your surroundings
    Slowly turn your head and let your eyes land on the room, signaling that the present is safe.
    Grounding Techniques for Acute Distress

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