The Floatback Strategy for Disturbing Events

When we experience intense, excessive emotions without knowing their exact source, they most probably come from disturbing unsettled memories.

An innocent remark taken as criticism can be triggered by a memory of being shamed by a critical parent in childhood.

Assuming one recalls a recent memory, the steps for this strategy are:

• Comforting awareness: "This is a moment of suffering"
• Acknowledging that everyone suffers: "Suffering is a part of life"
• Soothing and settling the memory and emotions: "I may give myself the compassion I need"