 TECHNIQUE THREE: Avoid Crucializing.......... In an emergency we have to react; often we either fight or take flight. Although most situations aren’t emergencies, many parents “crucialize” or see the less important details as being crucial. It is easy to blow things out of proportion. It is a way of making a mountain out of a molehill as the adage goes. Our bodies pump adrenaline that we have no need for. In some instances, parents become so hyper and distraught that they lose control. In times of crucializing, a parent’s fearful imagination takes over. For example, imagine that someone you love was late or not where you expected him or her to be, did you ever picture them bloody by the side of a road, in a hospital, kidnapped, or dead? This is fearful imagining, and they can get the best of us. When you feel like your train of thought is becoming a runaway, call on your support group for help. |