whiny lucky boy

I need some outlet to my feelings and real life won't do.

[badlydrawneverything]

[imalreadyadeadbitch]

I’m a terrible person and I deserve to die

I’m a terrible person and I deserve to die

I’m a terrible person and I deserve to die

[unfittobe]

turns out a friend isn’t a substitute for a therapist

[thesigilwitch]

I was just about to spiral into a bad panic attack, and my boyfriend goes "Stick an ice cube in your mouth." I'm not really sure where he got the idea, and I kinda laughed at it because I didn't see how it would help, but he was insistent. So I did it.

And now I'm on my second cube, because it worked.

[thesigilwitch]

He explained his reasoning to me when he got home.

1. I would initially think "what the fuck" and be distracted from the anxiety. (Correct.)

2. The cold of the ice would shock my system, bringing me back to the physical world and reality, drawing my focus to the cold in my mouth, and keep my brain away from thinking "I'm panicking, I must be dying." (Correct.)

3. He assumed I hadn't drank much water today and wanted to keep me hydrated. (Triple correct.)

[pigeonwithaknife]

It also forced your mouth to make saliva!

When you go into fight or flight mode, non-crucial body functions stop working so you have more energy to do what you need to do to survive (oooor to spiral into a panic attack). By forcing yourself to make saliva it helps calm you down because since fight or flight is an all or nothing response, they can’t happen at the same time.

Learned that from my old therapist, who would use it with veterans with ptsd

[queer-papayas]

I’m doing this right now and its working????

[autumnsnuggling]

THIS! Do this!

Anxiety is an emotional thing BUT there are feedback systems in place in your body that pay attention to physical states as well, which is why you then experience raised heart rate and so on when anxious. Eliminate or confuse one feedback system? Reduce anxiety.

Go be free!

[smute]

biting into a lemon also works

[k-phoenix]

Btw, this is part of Dialectic Behavioural Therapy, DBT for short, which was invented by a woman with borderline. It doesn't only work with panic attacks but also self harm, negative thought spirals, and sometimes even intrusive flashbacks.

Eating very spicey stuff works as well. I used to keep little packets of wasabi in my jacket, and that saved me more times I can count.

[dankmemesreasonforliving]

[rabbittongues]

i'm ready to go

[tales-from-a-nightmare-deactiva]

Don’t repost/steal my art or delete my caption. This is about PTSD/trauma.

[tales-from-a-nightmare-deactiva]

Don’t repost/steal my art or delete my caption. This is about PTSD/trauma.

[gutsygorl]

i want to be good. and do good. and be nice to people. and make people happy. and have good and healthy relationships with people. i want to learn to forgive and i want to understand other people. i want to be loved and adored and i want to love and adore

[greelin]

what i have learned from talking about my feelings

it’s better to not talk about my feelings

[unfittobe]

I'm always shit and I make everyone else uncomfortable and shit and I'm then making the world worse and the damage I suffered will never be reversed nor the damage i cause so why do i bother

[unfittobe]

guess who deserves hell? me

[unfittobe]

should’ve enjoyed every last crumb of kindness while it lasted

[unfittobe]

guess who deserves hell? me

[h-el-l-deactivated20200408]

i made one

[theirdelusion-deactivated202106]

[hollypurcellhugs]

WHEN I TRY TO SLEEP, THE GHOST OF YOU TOUCHES ME 

(august 12th/13th, 2020)