I’m a little bit suicidal about it. Any advice would be appreciated.
Do you have anything you could take for the anxiety ? If it’s causing you to have suicidal thoughts then maybe you should cancel the visit.
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The visits usually go well. I don’t know what to do about this change in me. I don’t want to cancel. She hasn’t been here for a year and it’s a 3 1/2 hour trip.
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Some things I do to calm down are:
Put an ice pack on the back of your head. This will cool down your brain and reduce activity in your limbic system, where emotions happen.
Do a task with simple, clear steps. I like baking. I follow the recipe, and it’s easy enough that I don’t get frustrated, but it requires enough concentration that I don’t have room to think about other things. Cleaning also helps.
Engage your five senses. This will remind you what is real and what isn’t. Listen to soothing music. Smell something pleasant, like an essential oil. Suck on a hard candy. Look at pictures of things you enjoy. Feel something with an interesting texture, like a piece of Velcro or a stress ball.
Try to levitate something with your mind. You obviously won’t succeed, but it gets you to focus all of your attention on a single point outside your body, instead of on your thoughts. I like to use this on airplanes or in public places, because it doesn’t require you to move at all. It looks like you’re just daydreaming to observers.
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I’m jealous of her. She was more loved.
@PinCushion call a crisis line. They can talk you down from your feelings and help you come up with coping skills.
If you are feeling suicidal, please tell someone — a friend or family member, a teacher, a doctor or therapist or call 911 (if you’re in the U.S.) or the Emergency Medical Services phone number in your country.
You can also call a suicide prevention hotline—these are available in the U.S. and in many other countries.
International suicide hotlines:
Suicide hotlines in the U.S.:
More resources:
I just need a few successes. Canceling tomorrow would not be a success.
Oh, I see. I thought I had killed her. I didn’t.
I tried the ice pack and took a tylenol and feel better. Thank you for putting up with me.
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