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Good thread!
I just went through 3 days of irritability/anger...actually, it's still hanging around.
Talking with my therapist helps a lot. A shower can help - a cold shower during the summer is terrific. Exercise can be a good thing; it can also amp up dysphoric mania for me, too. So I'd say moderate exercise, not exercising to the point of physical stress and exhaustion.
Calming music, yes. Reading a good book is very helpful for me...I get lost in the book and take the focus off myself.
Over and above all else, and regardless of whatever other tools I'm using, I remember to relax my shoulders, relax my jaw and take some good, full, cleansing belly breaths every now and then. In addition, I notice my breathing in general. If I'm feeling irritable/anger/rage I'm most probably not breathing in a healthy way. So no shallow, tense breathing. Good, even, all the way through my lungs, breathing.
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Last edited by *Beth*; Nov 22, 2020 at 07:25 PM.
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