C820 Bioreaction
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Jan 9, 2024
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Lyrissa Boyd
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Describe a time when you were in a social situation that triggered a bioreaction(s) by doing the following:
My scenario takes place in the restroom of an Olive Gardner Restaurant, where a little boy peed on my leg from the stall over and my bioreaction was to freeze.
1. Describe the environment around you before and during the bioreaction(s).
The environment around me was a bathroom with low soft instrumental music playing. It smelled like lemon bathroom cleaner and all I could see around me in that moment was the bathroom stall walls and
the door, with the space that the typical bathroom stall has under each wall and door. There were other people in the bathroom. I picked the second stall from the left if you were looking at the stalls. All was calm in the bathroom.
2. Describe the stimulus (which the amygdala interprets as a threat) that triggered the bioreaction.
The stimulus for me was the little boy peeing on my leg. I think the actual visualization of the stream of liquid was the stimulus for me because it was such a shocking moment, and I had a hard time wrapping my mind around that. 3. Describe the bioreaction(s) (i.e., fight, flight, freeze, and appease) you experienced.
My bioreaction in that moment was to freeze. I could not believe that there was a boy of that size in the women’s restroom, and I also could not believe that there was pee coming from the other stall. I simply froze and watched the liquid come from the other stall, trying to understand what was happening. 4. Describe the physical sensations (e.g., sweaty palms, tight muscles) you experienced in your body when you became aware of the bioreaction(s).
One of the main sensations that I felt was a full-body tightness and my muscles seemed tense but not like the muscles were contracted. It was the inability to move the muscles, to move my body at all. I could feel my face flush, and my eyes get wide. I could feel myself want to pull away but could not. I could also feel the warmth of the fluid on my boot. 5. Describe the feeling(s) you experienced in the social situation before, during, and after the bioreaction(s).
Before the situation, I was happy. I was feeling the joy of being around my family and being out to dinner. I was enjoying the evening.
During the situation, I felt disbelief. I could not believe what was happening and that there was even the
possibility that a situation of that sort could have been real. I felt as if maybe my mind was playing tricks on me, but I knew that what I had seen was not false and my mind was not fabricating it. After, I felt a slight anger. I was mad at the mother of the child for allowing it and brushing me off when I
tried to say something after I had time to process it. I was angry at the boy for being able to know better,
but still doing it. I was frustrated with myself for not stopping the situation and calling attention to it while it was happening. I was very upset with the situation and wished it had not happened in the first place.
6. Describe what you would do differently to successfully navigate this type of reaction the next time you experience a similar social situation.
If I could go back and redo the situation, I would have had more of a fight reaction. I would have brought
the situation to the attention of the mother much sooner. I would have made sure that the child knew that it was wrong to do that, and the mother knew that I disproved of what had happened. I would have
made sure that I was more dominant in the situation and had my voice heard. a. Reflect on why it is important to react differently when you experience this bioreaction.
I believe it was important in this situation to react differently because there is a certain set of standards that need to be followed and this particular family needed a lesson in knowing what is right and what is wrong. The mother should have used this as a teaching situation for her son, however she chose to brush me off. I should have reacted differently to as to not ridicule but rather have a healthy exchange of words.
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