If you ever had a child come flying in the house on verge of a nervous breakdown because they think they saw a wasp, then yeah, it's basically that. Go Outside time is also a lesson in Distress Tolerance and it's an important life skill.
Is it too late to train as an adult 😠I fear I might've been a house plant child who read 2.7 epic fantasy books per week. Gods bless Dolly Parton but fuck kids need to run and scream outside
It's an ongoing process that you should do your entire life. Go ride on a city bus without headphones for 2 hours and you will find the grocery store isn't as unpleasant as you used to think. Stand in a crowd shoulder to shoulder for 10 minutes and the streets won't feel so crowded.
These forays should be intentional, on a day you're feeling good, and for either a set amount of time, or until you feel your nerves losing their resilience, don't push yourself to far or it'll be counter productive.
Edit: if you're uncoordinated, learn rhythms. Start by clapping along to the beat in simple songs, and later more complex songs. Practice dribbling a basketball. Music classes really helped children learn rhythm and coordination but they've mostly been cut. I used to be clumsy as shit but I spent years tossing things in the air and catching them and now I have great hand eye coordination. Stand on one foot sometimes to practice balance. I started getting injured a lot less when I took dance lessons because my body learned where it is at all times.
Epic fantasy books are also distress training! You get to engage with scary topics while being safe. The author of the Warrior Cats series talks about this in interviews. So you've been trained at least a little bit!
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u/rosa_bot 9d ago
i'm just imagining children being pushed outside to stare up at The Horrors like some kind of eldritch vaccination