Originally Posted by FireSprite

Makes sense Glen - this is when your recovery is really tested, in real life situations. This is when all the theory & practice translate to action.

So, play that tape forward.... what happens if you DO literally just run into him on the street? What do you think might happen? What is your boundary? Remember - we set boundaries AHEAD of situations so that we already know what our plan is when our brains melt into codie-mush & panic overrides our senses because adrenalin has spiked & the fight-flight-freeze trigger has been flipped.

Do you simply walk away? Nod politely? Are you capable of engaging in conversation or do you already know that you need to walk away as quickly/quietly as possible? etc.....