{"id":2300,"date":"2014-04-24T10:07:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T00:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.counsellingconnection.com\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2016-05-09T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T06:20:32","slug":"coping-with-bad-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.counsellingconnection.com\/index.php\/2014\/04\/24\/coping-with-bad-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Coping with Bad Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Jeremy Dean, a psychologist and author of PsyBlog<\/a>, recently wrote a blog post exploring a new technique that holds promise for those experiencing disturbing emotional flashbacks. The post offers insightful ideas — particularly for those working with trauma and grief. Here’s an abstract:<\/p>\n

A better way to deal with recurring negative memories is to focus on the context and not the emotion, according to a new study published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience<\/em> (Denkova et al., 2014).<\/p>\n

For example, if you were thinking about a funeral you attended, you might focus on what you were wearing or who was there, instead of how you were feeling at the time.<\/p>\n

Professor Florin Dolcos, one of the study’s authors, thinks this approach could provide a promising alternative to other ways of regulating the emotions, like suppression and reappraisal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To read the full post, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more on coping, download AIPC’s free life effectiveness guides:<\/p>\n