Re-experiencing (Noun)
Meaning
A recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The patient's re-experiencing of the traumatic event in a controlled environment helped her process her emotions and move forward.
- Through meditation, she was able to re-experience the sense of calm and clarity she had felt on her solo hike in the mountains.
- Re-experiencing the joy of her childhood summers at the beach brought a smile to her face and a sense of nostalgia.
- The smell of freshly baked cookies triggered a re-experiencing of happy memories from her childhood, transporting her back to a simpler time.
- The therapist encouraged her to re-experience the emotions she had felt during the argument, but this time with a more rational and calm perspective.