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Transcript
Emotional Fitness Class Procrastination Dr Suzanne Brown 29 June 2023
Introduction 2 Boundaried vulnerability The capacity to be open and
connect, without an emotional hangover
Definition 3 Procrastination An emotion focused coping strategy
Emotional Fitness Pushup
What’s your weapon of procrastination? 5 Pushup
Meaning making creatures striving for coherence
One part wanting One part not wanting
Fear Reason #1 8 01 0 2 0 3 0
4 0 5 threat to self or belonging
Spectrum 9 Fear & Anxiety explained FREE Emotionally Open &
Available FIGHT / FLIGHT Threat / Activation FREEZE Passive / Detached / Trapped
10 like fear but relates to feelings Anxiety Reason #2
01 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5
Feelings vs Anxiety 11 Feelings vs Anxiety
12 for your benefit In service of your health Reason
#3 01 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5
Yes or No? • Do you meet the deadline? •
Is it to the best of your ability? 13 Two questions
14 linked to guilt and punishment Self-sabotage Reason #4 01
0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5
15 Reason #4
16 every behaviour is a communication Secondary gain Reason #5
01 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5
Taking down the wall One brick at a time
Triangle of Awareness 18 Tool #1 ANXIETY DEFENCE FEELINGS Striated
muscle Smooth muscle Cognitive Perceptual Disruption Procrastination Rationalization Vagueness
Implementation Intention Cycle of procrastination 19
Perfectionism 20 What’s your flavour? Self-oriented Socially- prescribed Other- oriented
Five Takeaways 21 Takeaways KNOW YOUR ANXIETY THRESHOLD WORK YOUR
TRIANGLE GET A MANTRA KNOW YOUR FLAVOUR OF PERFECTIONISM PRACTICE SELF-COMPASSION
Thank you @drsuzebrown
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