234eMotion r eGulation Handout 11  (p. 3 of 9)
DiSGuST
Disgust FITS  THE  FACTS  of a situation whenever:
a. Something you are in contact with could poison or contaminate you.
B. Somebody whom you deeply dislike is touching you or someone you care about.
c. You are around a person or group whose behavior or thinking could seriously damage 
or harmfully influence you or the group you are part of.
D. Other example:                                    
Follow these suggestions when your disgust is NOT  JUSTIFIED  by the facts or is NOT   EFFECTIVE :
oppoSiTe acTionS  for Disgust
Do the OPPOSITE  of your disgusted action urges. For example:
1. MOVE CLOSE.  Eat, drink, stand near, or embrace what you found disgusting.
2. Be KIND  to those you feel contempt for; step into the other person’s shoes.
all- The-Way o ppoSiTe acTionS for Disgust
3. IMAGINE UNDERSTANDING and empathy for the person you feel disgust or contempt for. 
 Try to see the situation from the other person’s point of view. 
 Imagine really good reasons for how the other person is behaving or looking.
4. TAKE IN what feels repulsive. 
 Be sensual (inhaling, looking at, touching, listening, tasting).
5. CHANGE  YOUR  POSTURE. 
 Unclench hands with palms up and fingers relaxed (willing hands). 
 Relax chest and stomach muscles. 
 Unclench teeth. 
 Relax facial muscles. 
 Half-smile.
6. CHANGE  YOUR  BODY  CHEMISTRY . 
 For example, do paced breathing by breathing in deeply and breathing out slowly.
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