Learning to swim while you’re drowning?? Not the best idea…
That’s what it’s like when you only try to use coping skills in the middle of a crisis.
Here’s the thing:
When your adrenaline is spiked and your cortisol is pumping… your brain is in survival mode.
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And survival mode is NOT learning mode.
So, if you’ve never practiced those deep breaths, grounding exercises, or reset routines when things are calm…
…good luck trying to pull them off when your heart’s racing at 150 beats per minute.
Why doesn’t this strategy work out for us?
Well, it’s like being thrown into the ocean, and you’ve never swam before…
…and someone yells out to you:
“Hey mate, just figure out how to swim while you’re going under.”
Probably not gonna happen.