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Dec 20, 2016, 09:47 PM
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I have ways of coping.
Examples: I color my mandalas. I keep active. I go to the gym once a day. I neutralize my thoughts. I give myself positive affirmations. I focus on things around me and try not to think. Does anyone have any other ideas of things I could do? The things I do are working only mildly, so I think I need to do some more. The ones that work the best are staying active, going to the gym, coloring, and neutralizing my thoughts. Especially neutralizing my thoughts. Thank you therapist!
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Dec 20, 2016, 09:48 PM
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Oh... this is all to manage my anxiety.
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Dec 20, 2016, 09:49 PM
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I would journal too, but I hate my thoughts right now and it just makes me feel worse.
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Dec 20, 2016, 09:50 PM
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How do you neutralize your thoughts?
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Dec 20, 2016, 09:51 PM
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Dec 20, 2016, 09:52 PM
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Painting ceramics?
Watching a comedy taking a nap bake
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#7
Dec 20, 2016, 09:56 PM
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I'd love to see what other people have to say as well. I really need to work on some coping skills so I'm not spending so much time in my head.
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Dec 20, 2016, 09:59 PM
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Those are all good.
 have you ever tried guided meditations. You can find them on YouTube. I also use lavender. Put it on a cotton ball and smell it. Those are a couple that you might like.
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Dec 20, 2016, 10:08 PM
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Example: I'm not going to get disability. I'm going to be denied! Change to: I may not get disability, but I also may get it. It works really well! You should try it! It makes me feel a million times better.
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Dec 20, 2016, 10:09 PM
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Whenever I'm freaking out I bake banana bread. lol. We have banana bread frequently around here.
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Dec 20, 2016, 10:10 PM
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I should try meditating. I'm just not sure when I could do it around here.
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Dec 20, 2016, 10:11 PM
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Dec 21, 2016, 10:42 PM
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I had a very suicidal year a few years back and was on all kinds of precautions and not coping well. My brain just went on a break and then when I started to get better I went into a very intense PTSD therapy that kept my mind focused on that alone for quite a while. During that time I found loom knitting was very helpful. I made baby hats and donated them to a charity. I knitted a lot for a long time until I was able to do other things. I found it so calming. And with the looms (cost about $10-15) it's very easy. You can even knit socks on looms although I never was brave enough (or trusted my cognition enough) to try that.
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Dec 21, 2016, 11:41 PM
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I like to take a walk outside. I find the cold temperatures really calming, and taking deep breaths of that cold air helps too.
It's been like 0-10F here with windchill, so it's kinda cold, but I still go out anyway sometimes. It depends on how much you can tolerate the cold, though. I also like to talk to people about my anxiety. Just "letting it out" is very therapuetic for me. I can't journal either because it's triggering for me. Another thing that helps me is acceptance and letting yourself know everything will be okay, no matter the outcome.. For example, when I used to take tests in school, I would sometimes freak out that maybe I didn't do well, and that I was going to fail, etc.. Then I'd try to tell myself, "I'm anxious and it's okay to be anxious, but whatever happened, happened. I can't change the past. If things don't turn out okay, I still have the opportunity to make things right." That can help with your anxiety about waiting for disability. Edit: not that you don't accept your anxiety already, but i think you know what I'm getting at Last edited by Anonymous35014; Dec 22, 2016 at 12:05 AM. |
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Dec 22, 2016, 12:22 AM
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A lot of good ideas. I tend to distract, distract, distract when really struggling. Music really helps to along with catching up with family/friends if possible and doing all I can to keep my mind off the bad and focus on the good. If possible I exercise or at least get outside to get some vitamin D. Organising things helps keep my mind busy and I have a finished project at the end of it that I can feel good about. I do try to mediate but when my mind is racing it is impossible. Sometimes a 30 minute lay down will recharge and refocus me too. When I was severely manic the nurses had me listen to sounds of rain or waves on my computer to try and calm me. It helped a bit.
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Dec 22, 2016, 01:20 AM
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Hot showers.
You have a fantastic toolbox !!!
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Dec 22, 2016, 01:00 PM
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Thank you everyone for your responses. Very helpful. I have a lot of good, new ideas now.
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