Wiserthanearlier
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2017
- Messages
- 676
They will tell you
Looping and maybe more?
- Thread starter svb101
- Start date
Phobos
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2010
- Messages
- 2,316
That, and you can notice they repeatedly go through several behaviours and spoken words/sentences in the same order.
Even if someone gives answers to their questions or helps them with something they are doing, they still go and repeat everything over and over.
heatlessbbq
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2017
- Messages
- 608
What should One do then next after You notice? As a trip sitter...
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2006
- Messages
- 65,043
Try to engage them and distract them with something to try to pull them out of the loop, BUT don't be forceful with it, always keep addressing them and not trying to force them to change. Just be there for them, make them feel like you're there with them and you understand. Act like nothing is wrong. Smile.
Phobos
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2010
- Messages
- 2,316
If going for a distraction, it needs to be natural, you can't say "hey you are looping so we are going to play with the cats to distract you before you go mental".
The principle is that the looping person needs to perceive a stimuli strong enough to break the cycle.
Another way that can work it can be to suggest they watch the loop like a movie and not live it.
It is also important to keep them talking, when tripping the mind goes 100x faster when silent then when talking, so the more they talk the more they slow down and can catch up with their thoughts and make sense of what is going on.
The chatting needs to be and feel natural.
The principle is that the looping person needs to perceive a stimuli strong enough to break the cycle.
Another way that can work it can be to suggest they watch the loop like a movie and not live it.
It is also important to keep them talking, when tripping the mind goes 100x faster when silent then when talking, so the more they talk the more they slow down and can catch up with their thoughts and make sense of what is going on.
The chatting needs to be and feel natural.