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Originally Posted by eggplantlife
Sometimes...mostly, i do the other bad self soothe of eating to feel better.
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Me too. I didn't even realise that's why I overeat until recently and it has been going on for more than 20 years.
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Originally Posted by eggplantlife
Need soothing ...still working on it. Using psych forum to do. Sone people are soothed by talking to god. Some by their children. Some by pets. Watching tv or movies. Ice cream.
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I know I'm lucky I have my dog to hug.
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Originally Posted by 8888an8888
Yes it is. I made a self soothe box in hospital where i put photgraphs, stuff that smells nice, old small toys, letters, things that make me feel better. I love it and it really helped me. It's a DBT-type thing. You could try it.
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Thanks that's a good idea and certainly much better than overeating or the teapot collection I amassed in my locker at work
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Originally Posted by Pfrog
Yes, it's possible, but some of us have to work harder at it than others ...
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You are right about it being hard work, I seem to have got my efforts spectacularly wrong to the point of being triggered.
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Originally Posted by Fuzzybear
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Originally Posted by waterknob1234
It is hard to self-soothe when you are in the fires at work. You just don't have time to meditate and help yourself.  |
I think that is why I went for the "quick fix" of trying to buy myself happiness. It hasn't worked.
I have had a really hard day, where nothing worked, the only thing that came close was cuddling my dog, but she has a right to decide how much fuss she feels like and today it wasn't that much.