Thank you for so many such practical ideas, myself. I really appreciate it. I am working on, trying so hard to, no allow myself to be triggered. To do that I need to recognise that I am being triggered when the panic starts, not when I am so deep into it that it has overwhelmed me.
I have my boosts book which is full of positive things people have said to me. My T was really impressed by how I did it; another member here suggested I use my enjoyment of card making to make it into a mini scrapbook and so that is what I have done. There is one quote on each page and I typed each one out in a different font. Then I mounted it and added embellishments (gems, die cuts etc). He said it was by far the most creative version he had seen and he was going to suggest it to some of his other clients. I am thinking of doing another book in a similar way, but this one to have coping strategies, things i can do when triggered. Maybe, since the boosts book has helped me so much, that would also help. I need to find a way of intervening early on in the process. He was concerned about how my moods swing so rapidly, and so am I. I feel like a different person when I get triggered into panic. Heck, I act like a different person.
We haven't done any visualisations in sessions, but I do have some guided meditations which I have not been doing recently. Perhaps that is something else that will help.
Thank you.