Respect
What is respect?
treating someone with kindness and actively listening to them.
What is it
How much someone can handle in a healthy way
Brainstems job
In charge of breathing, blinking, sweating, heart beating.
fight, flight, freeze, fawn - survival skills
What is coping
process of using thoughts and behaviors to manage feelings and stressful situations
Empathy
put yourself in someone else's shoes. ability to share the feelings of another person.
understanding someones feelings as if they are your own. offering comfort
Qualities of respect
nice
respectful
active listening
humble
Trauma responses
fight, flight, freeze, fawn
pre frontal cortex job
problem solving, decision making, planning, behavior, self control, attention
Coping with Anger
deep breathing
exercise
step away
play music
identify triggers
Sympathy
feelings of pity or sorrow for someone else's bad situation. feeling sorry for someone.
Offering unsolicited advice and passing judgement
Sounds like
"excuse me"
"please"
"thank you"
"no, thank you"
not interrupting
RSVP
kind tone
Symptoms of trauma response
fight - rage, anger
flight - panic, worry
freeze - dissociation, numb
fawn - no boundaries, people pleaser
Hippocampus job
Short term, long term, and spational memory
Favorite
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Empathy or Sympathy?
"I feel your pain and I am her for you completely..."
Looks like
makes eye contact
wait your turn
sharing
help each other
being kind
listening
dressing appropriately
be on time
Make Window Smaller
stress, trauma triggers, anxiety, rejection, abandonment
Hypothalamus job
bodies smart control center
Healthy coping skills
journaling
listening to music
setting boundaries
reading
eating healthy drawing/painting
friends
exercise
Empathy or Sympathy?
"Sorry that you are going through this..."
Feels like
strong
inclusive
safe
fun
good
confident
exciting
proud
supportive
Make Window Bigger
mindfulness, grounding exercises, gratitude, positive self talk, deep breathing
Amygdalas job
processes emotions
Unhealthy coping skills
substance abuse
excessive spending
isolation
overworking
overeating
too much screen time
Emotions drill
Your friend got a better grade than you on a test ____
Your mom forgot to get your favorite snack at the store ____
You scored the winning goal in your soccer game ____
You are walking your dog in the park ____