Psychological Safety in a Scene
Panic Attacks and other Anxious Moments – what causes them and what to do about them
“All of a sudden, for no apparent reason, you’re overwhelmed by a feeling of impending doom. Like something terrible is about to happen. You feel like you’ve got to get out of there and REAL QUICK. Your heart pounds and you feel like you can’t breathe – and then you start to hyperventilate. Your hands tremble and your legs feel like they’re made of Jello. All sorts of things go through your mind – like maybe you’re having a heart attack. Or maybe you’re going crazy. You don’t know what it could be – and its so scary.”
This TASHRA community event will review panic attacks, PTSD symptoms, and other issues that might suddenly pop up in a BDSM scene, and offer some suggestions on ways to respond to ensure safety and provide support.
If you have strategies that have worked for you, please come and share your experience!
Presentation is hosted by Richard A. Sprott of TASHRA
There is no Continuing Education credit for professionals for this event.
No scholarship or group rates for this event
Cancellation / Grievance Policy
TASHRA reserves the right to cancel any event that does not meet our minimum registration within 4 business days of the class. If TASHRA cancels an educational event, you will receive a credit toward another community education event in the future.
While TASHRA makes every attempt to assure fair treatment for all participants, occasionally complaints will arise about continuing education programs. The procedures for addressing complaints are as follows:
When a participant files a complaint, either orally or in written format, and expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken.
- If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual making the complaint will be asked to put his/her comments in written format. The on-site Coordinator will then pass the comments on to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the complainant.
- If the complaint concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, on-site Coordinator will mediate and attempt to resolve the complaint on-site. If the participant requests action, the Coordinator is empowered to:
- provide a credit for a subsequent workshop, or
- provide a partial or full refund of the workshop fee.
Actions 2b and 2c will require a written note, documenting the grievance, for record keeping purposes. The note need not be signed by the grieved individual.
- If the complaint is made after the program has occurred or concerns the TASHRA programming more generally, the TASHRA Complaint Panel will address it as follows:
- Request that the complainant submit a written complaint and propose an appropriate remedy,
- provide the instructor(s) with the opportunity to respond to the complaint and propose an appropriate remedy,
- review these documents, make a final determination, and decide on any remedy.
For further information, contact Richard Sprott at [email protected] . You can also contact us at TASHRA, P.O. Box 812, Rio Vista, CA 94571