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24-01-2024 12:28 PM
24-01-2024 12:28 PM
Difficulties
Hi everyone,
I am having difficulties with my mental health issues today. I have asked for help with problematic behaviours. So I spoke to my psychologist for DBT skills. I have ideas for distress tolerance skills.
I am working towards recovery for today and making sure I do my best. So I am going to work it through and I am just letting you know that I had a crisis this morning. And I contacted my psychologist she was surprised that I put my best foot forward.
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24-01-2024 12:33 PM
24-01-2024 12:33 PM
Re: Difficulties
Hey! @Sapphire2
Thank you so much for sharing how you're feeling today. Do you have any ideas of things that might help you (when you mentioned distress tolerance skills)?
I am really glad that you were able to contact your psychologist and I hope that you're feeling better after this morning.
Here if you needed to chat at all.
You're doing so well,
Amber22
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24-01-2024 12:43 PM
24-01-2024 12:43 PM
Re: Difficulties
I am going to do some meditation for distress tolerance skills.
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24-01-2024 01:37 PM
24-01-2024 01:37 PM
Re: Difficulties
Drinking water/tea and yoga. I am going to see what matches up.
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24-01-2024 04:34 PM
24-01-2024 04:34 PM
Re: Difficulties
I'm hearing you @Sapphire2 . For me, increasing my distress tolerance was ensuring I had the resources to do things that were helpful such as a timer, sensory items, art/craft equipment etc.
I'd do a lot of self talk and say that if i waited 15 mins and still felt the same, then do what I needed, otherwise it was an opportunity to increase the time between thought and action. Gradually, I'd increase this time more and more.
I found I had to be gentler to myself in the evenings because things got worse in the evenings.
Thoughts?