Sorry for butting in here -

starting a different thread happens when the person is straying or no longer on the topic of the first post in the thread in this case the first poster is asking for ideas on how to handle the situation of letting her environment and people in her life get the best of her. She is asking for coping skills - Ideas of what she can do when she gets triggered by here environment and the people in her life.

Jen1fer82 what helps me is paying attention to how I feel. At the first sign that I am uncomfortable around other people I excuse myself and find a restroom where I can just take a few minutes to relax myself. As for situations again I pay attention to how I feel. at the first sign that something doesn't feel right I stop that activity and find something relaxing to do. I know I can't control everything and everyone around me but grounding and taking a break helps me alot.