Someone gave me some advice because I was worried about becoming overwhelmed by something I was / am afraid to do. "Take it one day at a time." Even one moment at a time, and we'll be here for you if you need us along the way. In terms of actually dealing with the things that stress you out and trigger you, I think it is pretty great (and realistic and practical of you) that you want to find ways to deal with these things. It sounds like these things are coming up soon though, and frantically cramming DBT wouldn't be the most helpful thing atm, lol, but the more I hear about DBT, the more helpful I think it is for myself with stressors and maybe you can look into it later if you haven't already and if you have an interest. There's a lot of ways to self soothe. Does riding your bike help? Walking?

ps: the whole thing that happened with your parents, I don't see it as a bad thing. I know you wanted things to work out a certain way and felt badly that they didn't, and were also triggered, and it sounded like you felt guilty, etc bc they decided to go home early.... but I don't know....it didn't seem like such a bad thing to me. I hope that doesn't sound like I'm minimizing. I'm more trying to normalize it. You are you!!! Being you, you have your own limits and boundaries that may be different from other people's limits and boundaries.....but they have them too. Was there anything you did that time that made you feel better afterward?

Big hugs.