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Originally Posted by Rainne
I have Bipolar Bpd and Cptsd, So I can't tell you what helps, I just started therapy and I am hoping to learn some technics to help me, I have learned a couple on my own, I have learned when I am stressed out I will go lay down and visualize that I am in a safe place where no one can hurt me or enter its my own little paradise, And you can make it what ever and where ever you want in your mind, I am also learning to Act before I React, Like flipping out on some one for instance, I have also been going into another room and just sitting there doing deep breathing excersises until I calm down, I am getting better with my temper since I have learned these things, I have noticed something else, I play this game on my phone and it is very irritating when I can't beat a level, But when I am upset and on my game I seem to win, Sorry I wrote such a long story of my things I do, I hope you find some things that work for you  |
I have an anxiety App on my phone thats free called What's Up and I learned breathing exersises and from the metaphors to imagine myself floating on my back on water. Also have a DBT workbook and Chapter 2 is about creating and imaginary safe place and i started to be able to when i had my worse tailspin to date that lasted 3 days and since have lost them both and cant seem to imagine anything.
I can feel when an explosion is coming on about a min or 2 to remove myself if i can but the two that love with me love to push my triggers hard and consitantly.
Learning good grounding techiniques is good as well as foing through DBT. Ask your therapist about it:
Amazon.com: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation & ... Tolerance (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (9781572245136): Matthew McKay, Jeffrey
What's Up android:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...rf5e07eBKQoxyQ
What's Up iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/what...968251160?mt=8