In Self-Reg, the social domain is a bit of a paradox. On one hand, social engagement and relationships are our most important and highest level, mechanism for dealing with stress. Good social interaction and relationships can help us return to calm, restore our energy, make us feel save and help us feel good about ourselves.Â
On The Other Hand…
The social domain is also home to some of our most distressing stress. Relationships and social interaction can sometimes be sources of significant, and pretty diverse stressors. Right?
Today’s Question:
Two questions today.
1. What have your learned about your social stressors and how to deal with them?
2. We’ve all used social engagement to manage stress for our whole lives. Are there any new ways you have learned to destress and restore in the social domain?
In the comments below share your experience and lessons about the social domain of Self-Reg, including what you’ve learned that might help someone else.
1. I have found that stressors in my social domain have changed over time and circumstances.
2. Novel ways to reduce stressors in this domain – willingly being ‘lured’ away by 3 year old grandson in a busy and noisy crowd of familiar people 🙂 and
– recognizing when it’s a helpful move in mental wellness for me to be with a group of compassionate people and the opposite – recognizing when it’s a good move to move away from a group of people where I feel a drain on my energy levels.