tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post822820394514862693..comments2024-03-27T20:40:50.047-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: How Crappy Things Sneak Into Long Term MemoryAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-13293932356469034262018-11-15T21:39:02.141-05:002018-11-15T21:39:02.141-05:00I'm so glad that EMDR is helping you with that...I'm so glad that EMDR is helping you with that stuff. Yes, it would be great if it could help with bad weather too!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-66815811115644239142018-11-15T18:11:53.846-05:002018-11-15T18:11:53.846-05:00I remember car accidents and our house fire in gre...I remember car accidents and our house fire in great detail as well as some other things I'd rather forget. Doing the EMDR reprocessing has helped immensely with that where with some things, instead of having that fight or flight reaction kick in, it's more woven in to my story and the physiological response is much less intense. The driving one in bad weather is what I want to work on next because of the timeliness of that. dalbador1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09877799102438622117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-26621945361897935142018-11-15T12:27:37.084-05:002018-11-15T12:27:37.084-05:00Snakes are the worst. That's good you can red...Snakes are the worst. That's good you can reduce your panic response to them. That stuff doesn't sound new agey at all. It might've 10 years ago but thankful we've made great strides in that department!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-41110947569294905392018-11-15T12:21:57.288-05:002018-11-15T12:21:57.288-05:00Ugh, there's nothing worse than having no cont...Ugh, there's nothing worse than having no control in a car accident. All you can do is brace up. I still have a queasy feeling when we're in the city and are at the intersection where that kid's car spun into us.Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-19275341983455247312018-11-15T10:39:06.219-05:002018-11-15T10:39:06.219-05:00I have a snake phobia. It's not debilitating ...I have a snake phobia. It's not debilitating but I freak out when I see them in the wild and am wary when they are behind glass. Just seeing them pumps my adrenaline so I can remember rather vividly my wild snake encounters and many zoo ones. It's a reinforcing cycle causing the panic to increase each time I see them. I've learned that if I spend more time watching them behind glass, and watch the occasional snake related video online or TV documentary, I can reduce the panic response. I learned this the hard way though when after a wild snake encounter I avoided the sight of them and the phobia got worse to the point I couldn't watch that damned Nivea commercial that had a python in it. Bio-feedback, meditation, visualization, they all sound a bit new-agey but can be very powerful tools in helping the mind process things.EMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618112674581997416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-9458513097532199792018-11-15T07:36:03.589-05:002018-11-15T07:36:03.589-05:00I remember my first car accident. I was a fairly n...I remember my first car accident. I was a fairly new driver and had a 1980 Camaro. I was coming home at night kind of late after being at a band practice (rock band, not marching) and I had a green light but suddenly saw a car crossing the intersection on a red light and I still remember the helpless feeling of having the wheels lock up as I slammed the brakes, as it was a car without antilock brakes being that old. I ended up hitting their front tire so the damage to my car was actually minimal but I did hit my steering wheel and I remember it being all bent up because I guess it was kind of designed to do that, since the car had no air bags either. I will never forget that feeling, though, of being so helpless as the car did what it was going to do. If it had locked up and skidded to the right there was a chance I would have avoided hitting them but of course it locked up and went left toward their car instead. I believe it's an accident I could avoid now with todays tech and with more than 30 years of driving experience but you live you learn. As for the other car, they were driving without insurance, of course, and tried to say they had a green light. But the thing I remember most, because of my adrenaline, was after getting out of my car I looked up at the light and saw it just as it went from green to yellow. I never questioned myself because adrenaline made me remember that moment.The Mr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04233628447251244134noreply@blogger.com