Trauma, Triggers and Emotional Dysregulation: 10 Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System w/ Anna Runkle
Check out Anna's Daily Practice to self-regulate when triggered here: https://crappychildhoodfairy.com/lp/daily-practice
Trauma has a massive impact on your nervous system and when you're triggered, it's hard to think clearly, it's stressful and it impacts your ability to function and your relationships.
Anna Runkle, aka Crappy Childhood Fairy, has a history of Childhood Trauma, abuse and CPTSD, but she has over 20 years of healing and teaching others the techniques that work for her to calm down when triggered by trauma.
Emotional dysregulation is the term therapists use to describe what happens when your brain essentially flips into fight, flight, or freeze mode, some kind of trigger sets your brain into high-alert mode and can make it hard to think. Being dysregulated or triggered can really mess up relationships and a history of trauma leaves some people triggered or dysregulated in a chronic way, but you really can learn to regulate your nervous system using simple skills that Anna teaches in this video.
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In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction.
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Check out Anna’s Daily Practice to self-regulate when triggered here: https://crappychildhoodfairy.com/lp/daily-practice
Trauma has a massive impact on your nervous system and when you’re triggered, it’s hard to think clearly, it’s stressful and it impacts your ability to function and your relationships.
Anna Runkle, aka Crappy Childhood Fairy, has a history of Childhood Trauma, abuse and CPTSD, but she has over 20 years of healing and teaching others the techniques that work for her to calm down when triggered by trauma.
Emotional dysregulation is the term therapists use to describe what happens when your brain essentially flips into fight, flight, or freeze mode, some kind of trigger sets your brain into high-alert mode and can make it hard to think. Being dysregulated or triggered can really mess up relationships and a history of trauma leaves some people triggered or dysregulated in a chronic way, but you really can learn to regulate your nervous system using simple skills that Anna teaches in this video.
Looking for affordable online therapy? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell
Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/?utm_medium=YTDescription&utm_source=YouTube
Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell
Sign up for my newsletter: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/free-resources
Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books
Check out my podcast, Therapy in a Nutshell: https://tinpodcast.podbean.com/
Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health.
In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life’s direction.
And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe
If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services.
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I quite literally hate being told to breathe. Regardless of who it comes from and the voice its coming from will probably be snapped at, unintentionally. If I was breathing there would clearly be a much bigger concern than whatever is the current culprit of my disregulation or anxiety.
What if these triggers only come out when I rock climb? I'm in therapy to help understand it but I can't do all these techniques on a mountain. Any tips?
Im single and I'm soooo emotional and every little thing a man does that I dont like makss me either really angry or cry uncontrollably (sometimes both) even when I know I'm being over dramatic but I cant control my emotions.
Anna is a scam artist. Watch out. She lures you in just to sell you on some magic solution that doesn't fix anything. Get a real therapist
Starts at 7:06🙃
It seems like I've been doing a lot of these automatically. Especially the cold showers. Usually after a long hot bath and/or a warm shower I'll usually shower myself in ice cold water. 144. 4144
It happens so fast, i don't even realize it, it is 0.3 second… And then i lose control 🙁 I Am also busy with chronic pain and have so much 24/7, fucking edd yet killing me with all of it together…
This is so helpful! Thank you so much for making this video! ❤
What about anxiety worse in own company , doing it alone with no one to ring or support you … through… ?fear of being alone coming home triggers me from work …and then feel worse on own at home stops me functioning .. all the symptoms in body .. racing etc
"Press your back into a corner and hug yourself". This is so sad. First, we can't let out our immediate emotions, then we have to self hug ourselves. I wish we as a society just loosened up a little for a while and just let ourselves be. And had each other to hug us without it seeming like a big encumbrance
That's why I avoid people.. to avoid listening to something or interpreting something that could trigger my anxiety
Listening to this is a trigger because I can't have a trusted source to speak to about it. Last therapist used my trauma against me and it's stressful just thinking about finding a new one. What about adult trauma along with childhood trauma?
Wow never been able to verbalize
WHOA…
So I heard you suggest backing into a corner then hugging yourself. I thought, "naaah, really?"
Then immediately went to try it lol.
Dude, I INSTANTLY felt warmer, and smiled.
There's definitely something to that one!
I felt it, like I almost tricked my body into thinking I was receiving an embrace from an external source. It felt… GOOD.
Wow.
Thanks, lovely Fairy. 😊
Being unable to stop crying when angry/sad/touched emotionally: This has happened countless times in the most in opportune times. I felt so much shame.. Seeing others roll their eyes and click their tongue like “ there she goes again…”
Thank you for identifying this feeling, and giving coping skills. I could have used this 40-50 years ago.
10:54 noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
all credibility lost 😂😂😂
cptsd is horrifying but torture ongoing with no way out is murder whilst alive.
I want to know why everyone can commit to their call but I can't and instead they make me be something inhumane….I cant ever be because of evil men.I hope to God they rot in hell divine will be done. Theyve took my psychosensory processing to try and copy it…..MEN need mental help lots of them. They discharge into women reversing them and him….then she gets misdiagnosed.
Life is an experience learn to enjoy it
Hello and thanks for the video. I have experienced trauma like car accidents as a kid. I have struggled with my mental/emotional health as a adult and think it's related. Can SSRI medication help with these types of issues. Thanks.
Fearful avoidant attachment style. When you are in a romantic relationship
but your fear intimacy and commitment due to trauma, cptsd.
Black mold and lymes!!!!