| Having judgemental thoughts about others means I am a bad person |
Survey to find out what proportion of people have judgemental thoughts or opinions about others |
| I can’t cope with strong emotions |
Watching emotionally-charged videos (positive and negative emotions) to find out what happens when experiencing strong emotions |
| Making that sound means you are uncouth and don’t care about others around you |
Discussion with others to explore possible reasons for making certain sounds, and considering consequences that some people may have if they don’t make those sounds |
| I might act on my violent imagery if I don’t do something to stop them |
Deliberately bringing on violent images and test whether that leads to violent action |
| If I get too angry, my heart will beat too fast and might explode |
Running up and down stairs to induce increased heart rate to test predictions |
| I will be judged if I tell people about how angry some sounds make me |
Testing the waters by talking with friends or family members to see how they react |
| I look repulsed when I hear sounds and so I need to try to suppress my emotions |
Using video feedback to find out if one’s reaction looked the same from the outside as imagined, then compare with how it looks when trying to suppress |
| Blocking my ears is the best way to reduce my anger |
Comparing blocking ears with labelling the physical properties of the sounds |
| Glaring or scowling is the best way to get someone to stop making a sound |
Monitoring the impact of glaring (effectiveness in stopping sounds and unintended consequences) |
| I should try and push away my feelings or they will be overwhelming and obvious |
Comparing emotion suppression with emotion labelling |
| I must escape the sounds of my feelings will escalate beyond my control |
Trying “opposite action”: touching the wall to feel the vibrations of neighbour’s sounds; smiling at a person who is making a trigger sound; invite the person to make the sound more and louder (either imagined or out loud with a willing participant) |
