I've put the link up on another post, but here are some coping methods i found on an eating disorder sight to distract you, but some thing also maybe helpfull when you feel n*?.
[*]Write in your Journal
[*]Listen to your favorite music
[*]Watch a sunset
[*]Color in a coloring book
[*]Play your favorite instrument
[*]Tell one person how you feel
[*]Teach a child to play a game
[*]Pop or stomp on bubble-wrap
[*]Have a water balloon fight
[*]Paint a picture
[*]Go to the pet store
[*]Take a long hot bath
[*]Go berry picking
[*]Hug someone
[*]Take a long drive
[*]Pack up some clothes for charity
[*]Go to a concert
[*]Take a leisurely walk
[*]Rent your favorite movie
[*]Take a trip to the toy store
[*]Go to a movie by yourself
[*]Call an old friend
[*]Fingerpaint, Doodle
[*]Build with blocks. Build a tower and knock it down
[*]Build with Legos
[*]Spend time with your pet
[*]Wash your car with a friend
[*]Pick dandelions
[*]Have a water-gun fight
[*]Play Hopscotch
[*]Have a snowball fight with somone
[*]Paint a Room in your house
[*]Read a book
[*]Take a vacation
[*]Take a nap
[*]Count and roll loose change
[*]Throw nerf balls, koosh balls or bean-bags at a wall (available at most toy stores)
[*]Remind Yourself "It'll be Ok"
[*]Take a deep breath, count to 10
[*]Ask your therapist to make a tape with you that you can use during difficult times
[*]Go to a favorite "safe" location (beach, park, woods, playground, etc.)
[*]Think of advice you'd give someone else... and take it!
[*]Say something good about yourself
[*]Meditate, use Relaxation
[*]Have a pillow fight or punch a pillow
[*]Do gardening or housecleaning
[*]Play your favourite game as a child
[*]Spend time with a sibling
[*]Hold and/or tell your favorite stuffed animal or doll your feelings
[*]Stay in touch with others through contact - don't isolate yourself
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<ul>[*]Remind yourself "I'm going to be ok" and "I'm not crazy"... this is a normal part of the recovery process
[*]Plant your feet firmly on the ground
[*]Count up 1 to 10 then back 10 to 1
[*]Say outloud things you see and smell
[*]Touch the wall, the floor and objects close to you
[*]Call someone on the phone
[*]Walk around and watch your own feet - listen to the sound
[*]Listen to yourself breathe - Do deep breathing
[*]Listen to music and count the beats
[*]Don't be afraid to ask for help
[*]Hug someone safe
[*]Hold someone's hand (someone safe)
[*]Tear up paper, throw ice, chew ice chips
[*]Visualize the memory as an object and put it "away" (for example, the memory is a blue rubber ball and you put it in a toybox)
[*]Focus on details... leaves on trees, blades of grass, fibers in carpet
[*]Call your therapist
[*]Hold and/or talk to a stuffed animal
[*]Fight the voices - change the negatives to positives
[*]Play an instrument
[*]Gently wash your face, hands or hair
[*]Do gardening, shovel snow or mow the lawn
[*]Color in a coloring book
[*]Rock in a rocking chair
[*]Touch a familiar object that you carry with you (keys, a necklace) or listen to your watch ticking
[*]Hold and pet your cat or dog
[*]Make a list of things to do or
TEA!! IS AMAZING!!
indeed it is! :]
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