Distress tolerance

Hi @Duckie-

I always have something tangible with me when I go to appointments where there is a possibility of me dissociating. Mainly with my psychologist and psychiatrist. Usually it is a rock. I roll it around in my hands, it has a slight pointy end and I press that into my hand.
It doesn’t always work. And I don’t always catch it before it’s too late.

@Bow I have a stimmy chain with ribbon woven in it for the same reason, Thank you for reminding me of that!

Hey @Duckie- sounds challenging for you, we're here for you. I found this site What self-care can I do when I'm dissociating? - Mind thought it maybe useful to you. You're not alone 💚

Hi There @Duckie-,

I'm TideisTurning, one of the Peer Support Workers here. You're certainly not alone finding distress tolerance and coping with exposure to triggers challenging. there are a few great ideas here already, but I just wanted to share some wisdom on self soothing from our recent topic Tuesday event here to give you another tool to try in case it might be helpful 😊 wishing you as much strength and courage as may be needed to get through,

TideisTurning 💙

@TideisTurning thank you I'll come back to that thread when suicide isn't such a trigger