Title: LPT: silliness can help you cope with fear or trauma

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TW: blood draws, violence to animals

This probably won’t work for everyone or every situation, but it’s really effective for people with vivid imaginations. Looking at purely irrational fears and/or trauma through an absurd lens can really help! It’s best to explain it with some examples.

I experienced trauma related nightmares for a while and one that involved someone stabbing my cat stuck with me for years afterwards. My therapist recommended that I deliberately reimagine the nightmare but replace the upsetting part with something really absurd and funny. I imagined my dream again, but this time my cat was one of those hyper-realistic cakes. It instantly made me laugh and all the power that the nightmare had was instantly gone.

I have been afraid of blood draws all my life, can’t have one without experiencing vasovagal syncope (stress fainting). People have tried to explain to me why it’s safe (doesn’t help because the fear is irrational), I’ve tried exposure therapy, nothing had crazy results. A while ago I had to get a blood draw and I thought of the nightmare trick and decided to pretend that they were just putting more blood in my body. The whole time it was happening I just kept saying to myself “they’re just putting more blood in.” I didn’t really believe it obviously, but it worked anyway! I had 0 issues during the draw and actually I was so excited that I felt amazing. I’m getting a blood draw later today, I felt a little nervous but I just told myself I need to eat well and drink plenty of water so all the new blood can get a little welcome basket when it enters my body.

It’s not about tricking your mind, it’s about giving yourself something else to think about so your body calms down. The absurdity really helps me. If nothing else works, try making your fears silly and cute!

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Silliness can help you cope with fear or trauma

TW: blood draws, violence to animals

This probably won’t work for everyone or every situation, but it’s really effective for people with vivid imaginations. Looking at purely irrational fears and/or trauma through an absurd lens can really help! It’s best to explain it with some examples.

I experienced trauma related nightmares for a while and one that involved someone stabbing my cat stuck with me for years afterwards. My therapist recommended that I deliberately reimagine the nightmare but replace the upsetting part with something really absurd and funny. I imagined my dream again, but this time my cat was one of those hyper-realistic cakes. It instantly made me laugh and all the power that the nightmare had was instantly gone.

I have been afraid of blood draws all my life, can’t have one without experiencing vasovagal syncope (stress fainting). People have tried to explain to me why it’s safe (doesn’t help because the fear is irrational), I’ve tried exposure therapy, nothing had crazy results. A while ago I had to get a blood draw and I thought of the nightmare trick and decided to pretend that they were just putting more blood in my body. The whole time it was happening I just kept saying to myself “they’re just putting more blood in.” I didn’t really believe it obviously, but it worked anyway! I had 0 issues during the draw and actually I was so excited that I felt amazing. I’m getting a blood draw later today, I felt a little nervous but I just told myself I need to eat well and drink plenty of water so all the new blood can get a little welcome basket when it enters my body.

It’s not about tricking your mind, it’s about giving yourself something else to think about so your body calms down. The absurdity really helps me. If nothing else works, try making your fears silly and cute!


Silliness can help you cope with fear or trauma

TW: blood draws, violence to animals

This probably won’t work for everyone or every situation, but it’s really effective for people with vivid imaginations. Looking at purely irrational fears and/or trauma through an absurd lens can really help! It’s best to explain it with some examples.

I experienced trauma related nightmares for a while and one that involved someone stabbing my cat stuck with me for years afterwards. My therapist recommended that I deliberately reimagine the nightmare but replace the upsetting part with something really absurd and funny. I imagined my dream again, but this time my cat was one of those hyper-realistic cakes. It instantly made me laugh and all the power that the nightmare had was instantly gone.

I have been afraid of blood draws all my life, can’t have one without experiencing vasovagal syncope (stress fainting). People have tried to explain to me why it’s safe (doesn’t help because the fear is irrational), I’ve tried exposure therapy, nothing had crazy results. A while ago I had to get a blood draw and I thought of the nightmare trick and decided to pretend that they were just putting more blood in my body. The whole time it was happening I just kept saying to myself “they’re just putting more blood in.” I didn’t really believe it obviously, but it worked anyway! I had 0 issues during the draw and actually I was so excited that I felt amazing. I’m getting a blood draw later today, I felt a little nervous but I just told myself I need to eat well and drink plenty of water so all the new blood can get a little welcome basket when it enters my body.

It’s not about tricking your mind, it’s about giving yourself something else to think about so your body calms down. The absurdity really helps me. If nothing else works, try making your fears silly and cute!

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Title: LPT - use an uncrustable pb&j as an ice pack

Guid: t3_186xosd

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The bread around the frozen pb&j is insulating and keeps it from being too cold on your skin - just right. The cellophane makes it waterproof. When it’s not cold anymore it freezes again quickly or makes a great snack.

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- use an uncrustable pb&j as an ice pack

The bread around the frozen pb&j is insulating and keeps it from being too cold on your skin - just right. The cellophane makes it waterproof. When it’s not cold anymore it freezes again quickly or makes a great snack.


- use an uncrustable pb&j as an ice pack

The bread around the frozen pb&j is insulating and keeps it from being too cold on your skin - just right. The cellophane makes it waterproof. When it’s not cold anymore it freezes again quickly or makes a great snack.

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