I hadn't thought of warm blankets from the dryer. What a good idea. The chihuahua loves warms things from the dryer. I guess it should have occurred to me to try this before, but it just didn't. Thanks for the suggestion.

The candle thing. especially a lovely scented one, is one of my favorite self soothing techniques.

I really like the sentence " Honoring myself and that I was afraid, but that it is all right now." I am not sure I know how to do that, but it sounds so peaceful & validating. If you have the time, could you expand on that a bit?

Thanks for your response & for the hugs & the understanding. It does help to know that I am not the only one like this.