INTERVIEW
Is the psychological backlash of confinement taking place now? Deconfigured after two months of isolation, wouldn't the French today, for some, be in the grip of a post-traumatic shock? Guest of the show Sans Rendez-vous, Thursday on Europe 1, the hypnotherapist Sabine Marin, who also hosts the Libre Antenne in the evening, sheds light on this phenomenon, by giving listeners a few keys to acceptance and stress management in general.
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In her office, Sabine Marin saw first-hand the psychological exhaustion of certain people. "Many women call me because they are exhausted, because they felt like they carried their family at arm's length during confinement," she said. "Many have the impression of having husbands who have become teenagers and have not taken matters into their own hands. They are exhausted physically and nervously". More generally, the hypnotherapist notices that a number of people held on "because it was necessary to hold on", but once the storm has passed, collapse.
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"There are only emotions adapted to the situation, or not"
If this period is difficult to pass, Sabine Marin reminds us: stress is not necessarily a negative emotion. "There are no positive or negative emotions, there are only emotions adapted to the situation, or not." She takes the example of the stress felt by a person if she was chased by a horde of hungry wolves. "A good blow of stress to help run faster than wolves, and to survive", is in this case rather adapted to the situation. On the other hand, "the same blow of stress in traffic jams, not only will not be used for nothing, but in the long term it will be moreover recycled in ulcer", continues the hypnotherapist.
The specialist therefore insists on the need to constantly ask oneself, in the event of stress, if one is in the right emotion compared to the situation which one lives at the moment T. "Most of the time, it is 'no'. " As part of post-confinement stress, and in accordance with what she has observed in her clients, stress is associated with a previous situation. Only the effects are felt at the end of this situation. "If what stresses me is what happened to me before, it's happened, so we have to refocus."
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Do not over-interpret, and embrace yourself
To refocus, Sabine Marin recommends above all to have recourse to "the rule of four I". So when stress strikes, you should not over-interpret the situation, but repeat yourself: "I don't know anything. I don't think anything. I don't believe anything. I focus on the facts."
To the remedies of the mind are added the remedies of the body. Reconnecting with your own body is necessary, according to the hypnotherapist, to calm this stress which can so easily take over. To do this, hugging by imitating the flight of the butterfly is a solution which, beyond the poetry of the gesture, stands out as a simple and effective trick.
When we feel stressed, our breathing is blocked, it is enough to take yourself in the arms by putting his right hand on his left shoulder, and his left hand on his right shoulder, so that the elbows are crossed in front of the chest. When inhaling deeply, the elbows rise up to the level of the face, and then lower down as the breath expires. "By hugging ourselves and calming our breathing," says Sabine Marin, "we do ourselves good quickly, and it soothes."