How to block unpleasant flashbacks from February 24 – psychologist’s life hack

Ukrainians still remember the first day of the war, when life was divided into before and after. They left their home to the sound of a siren, woke up from hearing explosions in the city, or spent a day in a cold shelter with their children. More than 4 months have passed, and flashbacks and deja vu from February 24 appear before bedtime and after waking up. The Telegram channel “Psychological support” told about an exercise to block negative memories.

But war is an unpredictable and fleeting phenomenon, rich in various triggers that contribute to the involuntary revival of traumatic experience, that is, flashbacks and feelings of deja vu break into our psyche. Even minor changes in the strategy of war take us back to the past, and this the past can become an anchor that plunges you into depression– they write in the Telegram channel.

Step 1

Take a piece of paper, a pen and find a comfortable place to exercise. Then imagine your life in a year, by answering the following questions:

1. What will I be?
2. How will I look?
3. What clothes will I be wearing?
4. Where will I live?
5. Who will be by my side?
6. Who and where will I work?

Step 2

Give the answer to the most important question of the exercise: How can I act today to realize what I want within 12 months?

Step 3

Take a piece of paper and divide it into 4 columns by doing the following:

1. In the first column, describe how you envision your future.
2. In the second column, write about the steps to achieve your goals.
3. In the third column, indicate the possible difficulties on the way to what you want.
4. In the fourth column, note how you will overcome difficulties and who can help.

And remember that You can go with the flow, but the flow will always be imposed. what you feel, what to do, what to think about and how to live. But from the moment you decide to be responsible for your future, you become a free person! – noted psychologists in the Telegram channel.

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