Chapter 6 188 Appendix B | Opposite action exercise Dear participant, Welcome to the “opposite action exercise” You may have noticed that your emotions influence your behaviour. Sometimes in a positive way, for example: you see spoiled food -> you feel disgust -> you keep your distance -> you don't eat it -> you don't get sick. However, emotions are not always the perfect guide. It may happen that you have been overwhelmed by a certain emotion and have done something you may not have wanted to do. One strategy to prevent this and reduce a specific emotion is to change the behaviour that triggers the emotion. Acting in a way that is opposite to the emotion can be helpful. The opposite behaviour exercise aims to help you: 1 become aware of your own behaviour, 2 reflect on which emotion has influenced your behaviour, and 3 regain control over your behaviour by practicing opposite behaviour. The exercise consists of two challenges and will take up to 15 minutes. If you would like to practice recognizing behaviour that can stem from different emotions, start with a brief introduction exercise. Good luck! ➜ Start with the introduction exercise! ➜ Begin directly with the opposite action exercise! Do the introduction exercise and discover how emotions influence our behaviour! Drag the ‘behaviour’ to the appropriate emotion (Note: each behaviour fits only one of the two emotions)
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