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Dec 27, 2009, 02:16 AM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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Atreyu...
I would suggest checking into Grounding and Self Soothing techniques. I think these skills can be helpful for anyone who has high stress/anxiety, dissociation, PTSD, BPD, etc.
I use a lot of grounding when I feel like I am beginning to float away.
Here is a link with some info on grounding/self soothing.
http://ptsd.about.com/od/selfhelp/a/selfsoothe.htm
You can also try a technique that my T and I call the "5x5". This is where you sit quietly and focus on your breathing and you use your 5 senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste. You can also collect things to use during this skill...like candy, or something with flavor/smell.
You first start with sight: look around and say out loud 5 things that you see. (i.e. I see the T.V., it is black, and shiny), then you do the same thing with things you hear, then 5 things you touch/feel (i.e. I feel my shirt touching my back, I feel the cushion beneath me..it is soft, I feel the sand paper, it is rough and grainy). Keep doing this until you go through the 5 senses. If you need to do more, you can start over and do it 4x4, 3x3 and so on. I've found this really helpful myself and you can do it anywhere.
I hope these help you!! 
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