How to deal with fear and avoidance?
I participated in a workshop with people who stutter, and for us the main theme is fear and avoidance. Mainly we fear and avoid the speaking situations. This also has a lot to do if we accept our speech (including when stuttering) or not. The interesting thing is when people accept their stuttering and stop avoiding, then they mostly don't stutter any longer. But for many people it seems almost impossible to get to that point. What are some hints that we can use while dealing with fear and avoidance?
Help me understand body memories in response to trauma
As a survivor of complex trauma currently working through trauma informed treatment, I find that I am experiencing many body memories and flashbacks. They can be debilitating, and it seems that the trauma informed curriculum in the psycho education groups do acknowledge the embodied aspect of trauma. I know there is the infamous Body Keeps the Score and research going on about this topic, but I’m wondering if there are actionable steps biologically that I can take toward understanding my physical experience and learning to cope with it healthily. What are ways to find relief from muscle armouring? Not looking for psychiatric advice, I have a treatment team. As intense as it is, I am academically and phenomenologically fascinated by embodiment and these experiences. Perhaps even answer to the mind body problem that has thrown psychiatry into a fit.