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I can relate. I have been in a similar place very recently. Alongside the mantra you chant, do you add in anything tactile or visual? What I find really useful is to switch between my coping strategies as it seems to engage the brain differently. I add in a "look for and count 5 blue things in the room" and then "touch and notice a surface that I know is here and now" then a "3 deep tummy breathes" and then switch back to the list of things that tell me "who I am, how old I am now, where I live and one person super special to me".

I hope that may help? And also, I'm sending you some kind and positive thoughts of safety.