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Day 137: Disconnecting the Emotional Bridges from the Past

Synopsis

Don’t let the past haunt the present. Use these 4 steps to heal past emotional traumas.

  1. When was the last time you struggled with the behavior
  2. What were you thinking or feeling at the time
  3. Go back to a time when you first had that thought or feeling and ask if there may be a connection
  4. If you find the origin of the feelings disconnect them by reprocessing them through an adult mindset
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Exercise – Remember a recent time you were upset or triggered and use these 4 steps to disconnect from the past.

Response

I can say the behavior is probably getting irritable over things that I can not control but I don’t know what the root cause is. The only thing I can think of is general and not specific. I was the youngest child of three so I think I probably have a sense of being unheard or that my opinion is not valuable. I can say that this does play into me being shy or reserved and internalizing my feelings.

The most recent time I was upset was when talking to American National Insurance. They have been apathetic at best when helping me deal with my stolen car. I definitely feel unheard and ignored when I talk to them. It makes me want to yell but I do restain that feeling I deal politely but firmly, but after talking with them I had to take a nap. This happened 2 days in a row.

I can think of times when my opinion was asked my opinion and my opinion was rejected. This feeling is why I think I struggle with decision making to this day. I’m not immediately drawing connections to specific times in the past, but I’ll be on the lookout and try to use these 4 steps to disconnect.

Author – Brian Ahlering

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