#distress management

[awfullyserotonin]

C-PTSD Symptoms

[ndostairlyrium]

Let him send the troops for once, I beg you

[scintillatingshortgirl19]

gee i wonder if the issue could be at all related to the fact that the current treatment plan for his chronic pain consists solely of FUCKING IBUPROFEN

[dubiousdisco]

It's cute that when you finish story mode with kenshi you get

The cages did not forget 🕶👍

[phoenix-positivity]

Here are some links to worksheets about anger (you can download the pdfs for free and print them):

The cycle of anger

The anger iceberg

This worksheet discusses when your anger might have become more of a problem rather than a healthy emotion.

A small introduction to anger management

The 'anger thermometer' to identify your own gradations of anger

Anger warning signs

Anger stop signs (intended for children but I like this too)

Worksheet to identify triggers

A summary of anger management skills

Coping skills to deal with anger

The 'urge surfing' technique

Improving the moment when in distress worksheet

Distress Tolerance Skills (self-soothe with senses / distractions)

Distracting from distressing emotions worksheet

Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills (communicating needs, fostering positive interactions and self respect)

Communicating needs worksheet

Emotional Regulation Skills (opposite action, fact-checking, paying attention to bodily needs, guiding focus back to positivity)

Brief explanation of some relaxation techniques to use when angry

Questions to ask yourself about anger (good journalling prompts)

The 'fair fighting rules' aka how to engage healthily in arguments

Template for keeping an 'anger diary'

Template for keeping a 'coping skills log'

[maeamian]

Seen a meme goin' round Al Gore's internets the past few days talking about average income if you exclude the top 1000 or whatever Americans, and its math sucks and is bad and is also wrong. You should not take it as fact just because it's in a meme format, it uses data that simply does not seem to meaningfully exist and to the extent that it does, relies on mixing up means and medians repeatedly and interchangeably.

[eliserzilber]

TIPP

Use this skill when you are overwhelmed by intense emotions or are feeling the urge to self-injure.

*If you’re in crisis and are having suicidal thoughts please call a Crisis Hotline! (Call 988 in the US)

T - Temperature: To relax fast or distract your mind with sensation, hold an ice pack to your cheeks or eyes or dunk your face in a bowl of ice water for at least 30 seconds to activate your Diver Reflex*.

*If you have high blood pressure, talk to your doctor before trying.

I - Intense Exercise: Doing a few minutes of vigorous exercise will release Endorphins. Try a few minutes of Jumping Jacks or running in place (or around the block). Play your favorite fast paced song and dance it out.

P - Paced Breathing: Breathe deeply into your belly, expanding your lungs as much as you can. Pace your inhales and exhales to 5-6 per minute. Then make your exhales longer than your inhales (5 seconds in, 7 seconds out).

*Try a 60 bpm Metronome track from your music streaming app or YouTube for pacing.

P - Paired Muscle Relaxation: Breathing deeply, tense your muscles (not so much that you cramp up) section by section, move your focus from your feet up your body. Tense up with every inhale, relaxing and melting with every exhale.

*More DBT guides here*

[this-box-is-empty]

my savior has forsaken me

[possumkingluca]

okay but "Let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, I give up" from cicada days is actually one of the best lines i've heard in anything and i don't see nearly enough people talking about it

[doodle-list]

That scary inbetween moment when you’re watching a series and praying that the two leads stay as friends and dont end in romance 😭

[sanerontheinside]

take me back to the beach, never had a mental health problem there in my whole life

[dimdiamond]

Part 2 is dedicated to all the Dancing Queens out there!

Part: 1 / 2 / 3 (Speech bubbles in alt text)

[featuresofinterest]

it feels like all of the advice on how to fix my life basically boils down to "you need to feel very distressed most of the time and just hope that things won't make you as distressed one day. even though your brain is like inherently not good with social situations. also you need to be spinning all these plates at all times regardless of how tired you are DO NOT stop spinning the plates."

[waltzing-rats]

Musashi: I don’t wanna keep asking for you emotional support :/

Tenga: You don’t have to ask for that! It comes with the service!! >:(

[yourlocalmysticalvoid]

see I have approximately 482059258294920492949294929 flaws and things people could potentially find fault with and when my bf dumped me out of nowhere without originally giving me a reason I was like. Hmm. So. It's probably either:

a) my mental health going to shit

b) me being transmasc (he's cishet and kept deadnaming me/using she/her only)

c) me being clingy or insecure or something like that

etc etc etc

turns out that "if we got married and had kids I'd want them to go to church and you'd want them to do your weird pagan ritual things"

....what.

[binah-beloved]

encountering Binah during her meltdown and expecting her to kill you

but instead she just walks over and drapes her arms over your shoulders in a hug