Do you have a place to escape when overwhelmed?

I have been feeling very agitated and suicidal tonight. I don't know why either. I have the next two days off and my friend invited me down to her beach house. Tonight everything is setting me off loud noises bright lights strong scents. Now I'm sitting here in my dark bedroom wrapped in a warm blanket listening to the soft humming of my fan blowing cool air on me. It makes me feel so calm I never want to leave. I feel safe.

This calmness came from a tip online. When stuck inside my head using my five senses To ground me. I am wonder what grounds others.

I go to my room which is the most quiet place in the house. I usually sit at my computer with the air conditioner blowing on me (and helping mask the sounds in the rest of the house), as I'm usually hot during those times. I generally find something online to distract me,which used to be youtube or car/motorcycle forums until I found this place. I like ice cold water to drink.

When I get overwhelmed I can't relax at all unless I either drink or go to sleep. So I generally just shut down and take a nap.
I'm a uni student and my parents live about 2 hours away... so sometimes when it gets really bad i will escape to their house for the weekend. I can't usually afford to do that though. And they don't know about BP or any MI I have, they just think I'm visiting them. But it's nice to be able to sometimes completely remove myself from the stressful environment

When I'm having an episode of any sorts I retreat to my bed. I'll sit here alone and watch tv and my family knows that if I'm in my room for a long time, to leave me be. Forever my bf would fuss at me to "get up and do SOMETHING!" Then I told him WHY I'm in here so he knows not to bother me. My room is my safe place where my kitties are to so I have company.

I usually sit in my porch swing outside on my quiet patio and listen to traffic and the bugs and drink and end up sleeping outside on my soft swing.

When I get agitated for some reason staying indoors feels extremely suffocating and entrapping. Like I'm sitting in my tomb or coffin. So I can kind of sleep or unwind if I go outside. I take a blanket with me, etc.

I think somehow being outside and not in my house helps me get out of myself/my head for a while too.

I retreat to my bedroom when I'm overwhelmed. It has blackout curtains and an air cleaner running so I don't see or hear much. I lay out on my chaise and try to relax.

I live alone so I thankfully don't have anyone to bother me. On the flip side, I don't have anyone to tell me when they feel my mood is changing.

It used to be that drugs were my way to escape, but I am learning to find other ways now.

My bedroom. I light some candles and usually do not want to talk to anyone. My alone time is sacred to me. Sometimes I do turn to substances to escape..."on and off." I did last night. Hoping to actually use healthier ways to cope, but when the stress level is so high, it gets harder to use the healthy ways of coping. Maybe I need to practice mindfulness.

Sometimes I escape to my garage. It's quiet and separate from rest of the house. I also employ sleep as a tactic of escape. If I'm feeling overwhelmed I can usually make myself fall asleep for a little while and sort of reboot my system to an extent.

I retreat to my bed until I feel calmer.

i suppose mine would have to be radio atlantis.

with it's mix of over 15 thousand songs, commedy clips and fun jingles, it's always fun

garanteed a laugh

My bedroom, I have black.curtains on my windows, an open window.so.I cam hear the sound ds outside, my fan or.a/c on for noise. Sometimes I listen to music, other times.I watch TV, and sometimes I don't want to do either, just lay with the fan noise. My room has to.stay cool or.cold.at all times, and I keep.warm blankets on my bed and put my hoodie on for comfort.