Distraction, breathing, sleeping, hot bath, fuzzy socks, talking to a trusted friend or family member, eating a nice meal, going to the park, doing nothing when I want to run away, getting as comfortable physically as I can when my mind is out of control uncomfortable. I need more coping skills and I've asked my therapist to help me find some. She's looking into it and will hopefully have some when I talk to her next. It's all very personal. Someone recently said that using the 5 senses works for them but that made me much worse recently due to the nature of what I was dealing with. (((Hugs))). Distraction abs finding something that takes my mind off the issue is the best .... it sometimes an impossible feat.
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