More About ICC
Calm. Focus. Change.
Identify
Step 1 The ICC Method
Step 1 involves identifying and gaining clarity about the stressors or triggers. It’s about recognising what is causing the stress and understanding it.
Calm
Step 2 The ICC Method
This step focuses on stopping what you are doing, connecting to yourself, and breathing. focusing on your breathing. The goal is to achieve a state of calmness. You can focus on the word “CALM” in your mind and say to yourself, “I am calm. I am in control. I can cope.”
Control
Step 3 The ICC Method
Step 3 I am in control involves using coping techniques to manage stress and help control any intrusive thoughts. It includes writing down the trigger thoughts and identifying foods that can help manage stress and remain in control. I Can Cope.
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The ICC Method Story
I Can Cope The ICC Method is a practical approach to stress management, encouraging individuals to take proactive steps to identify stressors, calm themselves, and control their reactions.
A friend who is Bipolar was saying and writing the word ‘stressed’ in a lot in their daily communication and wanted to feel calmer. I had been talking to them about the benefits of hypnotherapy and NLP and they were interested. I sent them this message:
“Have you thought about how often you get stressed in one day? How about changing how you reference stress to something like – “I can handle this”. Or “I handled a situation and I’m fine”. Reframing the words can help your mindset and your health.”
The next day I received a text message with the words “I can cope” they were saying they had a lot of “I can cope”. They had taken onboard my suggestions and created their own phrase to “I can cope”. After 3 weeks of using “I can cope” they had totally replaced any usual reference to stress in their everyday language to “I can cope”.
They said that they felt calmer using “I can cope” and was going to continue using it. They were also more aware of the situations that triggered the stress or the “I can cope” situations. I Can Cope The ICC Method was born.
