It's that time of year, we head Home- or we re-member Home- or we determine never to go Home-
Regardless, there's lot of emotional triggers associated with the word Home. One of my times in treatment back many years ago at Center for Professional Excellence was my therapist Chip Dodd and he would talk about how when the reaction is bigger than the event, we have gone H O M E.. And he would draw that word out...like you can do in the South and get away with it..... You have gone HHH--OOO-- MMM--EEE.
We are human beings created with a nervous system that learns. It is imprinted with patterns from the time we are conceived. Many of us believe that if we can't remember something from our past, our childhood, it doesn't affect us. Oh, but it does. The body is the subconscious mind that reacts to everything. The article in my blog this month is explains why your body reacts to triggering events, people, places and things.
Enjoy the read, and if you're looking for assistance with Emotional Regulation, give me a call and we can set up a time to talk.
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