[kitty004567]

I don't really know where to put this.. so I thought here might be good.

I have a safety plan and I was wondering if anyone else does and what yours consists of. Some of the things I do are:

• Not take a bath when I'm down
• I don't buy straight razor blades or allow them in my house
• I don't keep an excess of medication
• My medication used to stay locked up and I didn't have a key (when things were worse)
• If I'm not feeling well my gun goes to my mother's house (Mom's rule)
• I pet my dogs
• I have the crisis line for the local hospital posted on the fridge
• When I bought my house I deliberately bought one that's less than a 5 min drive from my mom's, my dad's, and 2 friends (who know about the bipolar disorder)
• If I'm not feeling well I call someone
• I see my T regularly
• I see my Pdoc regularly
• I try very hard not to lie to my T
• I have a small toiletries bag that stays packed along with a list of other things I would want should I need to be hospitalized

I was thinking about my safety plan (a friend suggested I take a bath today since I'm kinda upset and I told him that wasn't ok based on my safety plan). I was wondering what you do. Maybe someone else has something they do that might be helpful so I thought I'd share and ask.

[MudCrab]

I do not have a safety plan, but should. You seem to have put a lot of thought into yours. Well done.

A template: http://www.sprc.org/sites/sprc.org/f...anTemplate.pdf

[kitty004567]

My safety plan is ever evolving and changing to keep up with my needs. As I get better some things (like someone else having the only key to the safe with my medication) have fallen to the wayside and some things have become more important (like when I was buying a house - I could have bought a brand new house for less than I paid for mine - built in the 50's but it would have been a 10+min drive away from my parents' houses) part of my safety plan was someone being able to get here FAST during a crisis. I also paid extra to have a keypad installed on my front door - you can use a key or a code to get in. Each member of my family has their own code so they can get in quickly in an emergency. No searching for keys.

I had the beginnings of the plan when I was living with my dad. When I decided to move out on my own and buy my own house I had to expand the plan. Like I said, it's ever improving. I was hoping someone might have their own plan - to help me flesh out mine. I know it's still lacking in areas but I feel a lot safer than I did before I started working on the plan.

[Vibe]

I never had anything so neatly laid out. However, over time I started doing things like keeping fewer pills in the house and not over-sharpening my knives. It was based on necessity at the time, but since I'm really focused on moving forward, it's no longer an issue. Heh, for better or worse in some cases.

[amandalouise]

Kitty I have many different safety plans...

where I work there is a safety plan that all employees must follow:

knowing where all the exits are.
keep supervisor informed of our daily plans. this way if an emergency comes up the supervisor knows who and how many are in the "work zone" (the receptionist keeps track in the waiting room area)
remember to sign in and sign out

thats the basic safety plan there are others for dealing with violence situations at work.

the hotel I was staying in had their safety plan....

know the exits
keep rooms clean and sanitary, though there is room service no one likes roaches and other insects due to having food in the rooms, room service will be glad to frequent your room as often as you would like.
no fire arms or other weapons / drugs (at this hotel they have had quite a problem with this at one time and also due to new 9/11 laws/rules on zero tolerance so they have security teams that do go around with trained dogs, as a result this hotel is ranked number one in the city)

my wife and I also have our safety plans for our intimate times together. we have been together for years so there is only one hard fast safety rule we have now...

have a safe word where both can at any time call stop, say no to what ever is going on.

we used to have many others as I was processing through being a sexual abuse survivor person with DID like

always discuss before acting on anything
always ask permission first
never assume just because one is ready the other is too
take care to always be focused and aware during sex.

my wife has her own safety plans that revolve around her health issues
write things down
remember to check blood sugar (no shes not diabetic per se but she is on meds that can interfere with her blood sugar)
stay focused

and I have my own safety plan that revolves around my health issues...

remember to breath, ground, and stay focused
make time for myself
let my therapist know when I am feeling strong emotions during sessions
follow therapy safety plan ...let my therapist know when I have the urge to not eat (eating disorder) feelings of self harm /suicidal thoughts before acting upon them.
remember to take my meds every day as prescribed
contact my treatment providers with any changes, symptoms.