HEYYY THE DPDR GUIDE TO SURVIVING QUARANTINE:
experiencing dpdr in a time like this can be extra miserable. here’s a little guide to help you!
1. Make sure to practice self care on yourself.
2. Keep yourself productive throughout the day.
3. Do laundry in the morning
5. Make yourself breakfast
6. Try out cooking your own meals. It doesn’t have to be anything too complex. You can make eggs, cook
7. Write out poems. They can be about anything and everything
8. Make sure to drink plenty of water throughout the day
9. Read a book or comic book
10. Avoid watching Tv and / or playing video games for extended periods of time, this tends to cause zoning out and eventually dp/dr
11. It’s totally fine to take naps during the day but try to avoid doing them later into the evening
12. If you’re in school/college. Do a minimum 2-3 hours of studying/work (not to sound like a parent)
13. During the day, let the sunlight to your room. Draw your curtains or if it isn’t sunny, turn on lamps and lights in your room.
14. Call a friend or two and see how they’re doing
16. If you have any, cuddle your pets.
17. If you don’t, cuddle stuffed animals
18. Try solving a jigsaw puzzle
19. rearrange your room to a new look and redecorate.
20. Have some spicy food occasionally! Food that contains capsaicin has been proven to work as an endorphin. (I personally eat spicy shrimp ramen)
21: call/facetime/text friends and family. look at pictures. remind yourself that you are real and THEY are real!!
22: keep a normal routine
23: remember, just because you can’t see people, doesn’t mean they don’t exist. don’t dwell on it.
24: seek help. a friend, therapist, me, anyone. seek help if you need it and don’t be scared!
25: go to bed at a decent hour. (haha sounding like a parent again) we all know that the later you stay up the more time you have to sink into bad episodes of dpdr.. so to avoid that, go to bed earlier
26: one thing that goes along w that^ is i like to facetime or call someone RIGHT before bed. (usually by boyfriend) and then i go to bed as soon as they hang up. i’m filled with the fact that someone loves me and talks to me and exists, and it helps me sleep really well
27: don’t spend too much time on social media- especially tumblr. you are surrounded by the thoughts that are constantly in your head when you go into here. and while this is a helpful source, too much time on it leads to dwelling on your thoughts
28: audiobooks and podcasts really help tune out the "negative thoughts voice" :))
29: Painting your nails, even though some guys might not be up for it. Painting your nails can trick your brain into reminding you that the hands you’re looking at are yours.
anymore feel free to comment so i can add them!!
and thanks to @doomermaggot702 for the idea and most of these tips!!
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