Hi there. I hope this is the right forum for this. I suffer depression with bouts of anxiety and the occasional panic attack thrown in to keep it interesting.
I was wondering, when emotions overwhelm you, do you have a safe place? I live with my two teenage boys, who both have ADHD, and my partner, who is away for work for two weeks at a time, then home for a week.
When I am really overwhelmed, I hide in a wardrobe. In this house we have a walk in robe with a sliding mirrored door, so there's lots of room and it's quite comfortable. In previous houses, I have crammed myself in to smaller spaces. I like the darkness, the privacy, and the fact that no one will come across me suddenly. My boys have never found me in there, but my partner has. Sometimes he will try to talk to me, but if I tell him to leave me alone, he will.
Does anyone else do something like this? Does it help?