Sarah,

Great thread. Last year I was having some confusion with a "safe place" VS a "calm place". I would run myself right into a panic attack trying for the life of me to find a "safe" place. Finally I resigned myself that I had to find a comfortable place first, familiarize (sp) myself with it and eventually, hopefully, I would be able to call it my "safe place".

Like you, I am a fan of the beach. A warm beach, with warm soft sand at dusk. I like to imagine the beautiful colors in the sky because the sky is very soothing to me. I like to feel the sand between my toes cause sometimes it tickles. LOL.

I also made a list of places where I feel most comfortable. I made this list because in the mists of these anxiety attacks I wanted to refer to something that I could see, hold in my hand and know that these things make me feel comfy. Among these things are my Pooh Bear.

Again, thanks for this thread. I think it is important for all of us to have a place where we can feel "untouchable".

Huggles,

Jen