DISCLAIMER: this isn’t a substitute for therapy and/or medication. Sometimes therapy isn’t accessible. Sometimes we have a bad week and need to recenter ourselves.

I think we can learn from each other and find methods we didn’t even know about! What’s helpful to another may be ineffective to another, and I think learning about an array of methods would be valuable.

What’s been helpful for me:

  • Spending time in nature
  • Journaling (I would google journal prompts pertaining to my predicaments)
  • Guided meditations on Youtube
  • Free worksheets: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheets (my therapist who specialized in CBT used some of these during our sessions, I’m glad they’re free)
  • Uriel-238English
    3•1 year ago

    Lemme toss in here the symptom management checklist in DBT:

    • Take your meds on time, as per directed.
    • Sleep eight hours a day (or the amount that works for you.)
    • Eat square meals on a consistent schedule. Most of us work with three, with light snacking. Stay fluidated.
    • Get some exercise, a bit of moving about should do (say a walk around the block).
    • Engage in some social contact, ideally with a friend or loved one with whom you’re not dealing with immediate drama.

    Doing these things consistently should reduce the likelihood of your symptoms getting unmanageable (mileage will vary).