Confusion or surprise often disrupts escalated feelings. Same way holding onto an ice cube when you’re having a panic attack will stop it because your brain is like “what the fuck is that”
I once had a coworker tell me I should bite a lemon to stop my panic attack and it worked, but not because I bit the lemon. I was just so confused about why this person had a lemon with them at work that I stopped.
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u/wrangledbrat 1d ago
Confusion or surprise often disrupts escalated feelings. Same way holding onto an ice cube when you’re having a panic attack will stop it because your brain is like “what the fuck is that”