First of all, sorry to have not been blogging for a while. It's been a busy summer and life has been pretty good which means I have been fairly balanced. Secondly, the only time I had to reach into my mood disorder tool bag was for a short time in July when for some reason I was irritable. I couldn't figure it out, which means I couldn't "think" myself back to health. Instead, I had to self-soothe myself.
The best means to a serene end for me is to hold my hands in front of me and form fists. I hold the fists for a good 5 seconds, then let go, relaxing my hands and arms. I do this over and over again until my body has "forgotten" why it was agitated in the first place. It's like training my body to relax and my mind follows.
There are a lot of ways to self-soothe. Some people use a tactile method which is to feel whatever is at hand, such as the steering wheel, the fabric of an overstuffed chair or one's clothing, grass, flower petals, one's hair, your child's or grandchild's hair... in the feeling is the forgetting the anxiety. One can't be anxious if concentrating on using the sense of touch.
If neither of these methods works for you, Google self-soothe to understand it better and to find more methods until one works for you. Again, if you're suicidal, call your doctor or go to the nearest ER.
The best means to a serene end for me is to hold my hands in front of me and form fists. I hold the fists for a good 5 seconds, then let go, relaxing my hands and arms. I do this over and over again until my body has "forgotten" why it was agitated in the first place. It's like training my body to relax and my mind follows.
There are a lot of ways to self-soothe. Some people use a tactile method which is to feel whatever is at hand, such as the steering wheel, the fabric of an overstuffed chair or one's clothing, grass, flower petals, one's hair, your child's or grandchild's hair... in the feeling is the forgetting the anxiety. One can't be anxious if concentrating on using the sense of touch.
If neither of these methods works for you, Google self-soothe to understand it better and to find more methods until one works for you. Again, if you're suicidal, call your doctor or go to the nearest ER.
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