Dallas Bragg describes how being watched freezes him, even while singing at ayahuasca retreats. He shares a client's story: a man wants to dance while running but won't because he fears being seen. Moving toward what scares you most is how you reclaim yourself.
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It took a lot for me to do anything like that in terms of, you know, singing at the ayahuasca retreats or moving around or being seen. There's something for me about being watched or being seen and being vulnerable that is hurt. It's frozen. It freezes me up, like you're saying. There's gotta be a trigger there about being seen. And being embarrassed. Um, I think, I think if you're listening, what is the scariest thing for you? You know, what, what scares you the most? And I would move toward that. I have a client who was telling me he wants to, when he's on his run, when he's running down the street and the music is in his ear, he wants to dance, but he's embarrassed. The car's going, but he's afraid of people watching him, you know, and the car's going by. Mm-hmm. And, you know, it's like, when did we get so restricted?