I haven't been in a traditional public school sense 7th grade, I finally joined High School. My teachers (IEP, Case Manager, Social Worker, etc) are all very accommodating for me, it's just that my typical coping mechanisms aren't a thing I can do readily. Normally I would take a break, go into a empty room, etc (Basically isolate myself for awhile.) But this isn't possible all the time, and my teachers aren't exactly happy with this (It results in me leaving class a lot.) So to avoid confrontation I often will just completely dissociate myself from the class and lay my head down, or avoid going to the class entirely and hide in the bathroom. A big coping mechanism for me was listening to music on my phone, but I recently lost my phone. I'm sort of at a lost for what to do when I get my anxiety attacks, so I'd like to know some other peoples coping skills or advice. Please no deep breathing, imagine a happy place, etc. Those don't work for me.
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