⚡ Crisis Intervention & Emergency Response *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

1.2 – The Critical First Five Minutes of Emotional Overload: The first five minutes of emotional overload are like standing in a storm—you can’t stop the rain, but you can decide how to shelter. Your heart rate spikes, your thoughts speed up, and the urge to defend yourself takes over. In this window, control means slowing your reactions while your body floods with chemicals telling you to fight. Counting breaths backward or lowering your voice resets the nervous system faster than reasoning alone. Each small act of regulation— unclenching hands, dropping shoulders, softening tone—signals safety back to your brain. The goal is not perfection; it is to shorten the life span of chaos. When those first minutes are guided by awareness instead of impulse, the whole crisis changes direction. You prove to yourself that emotion is information, not command. The earlier you intervene, the smaller the damage and the quicker recovery begins.

About this course

Training in crisis intervention techniques and emergency response strategies to ensure safety, de-escalate conflicts, and connect individuals with appropriate resources.

This course includes:
  • Scenario-based crisis intervention training modules
  • Safety planning templates and communication protocols
  • Resource guides for emergency and post-crisis support services

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