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Mental Health Support

SheltieLover

(61,167 posts)

2. An idea for you

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 02:53 AM

Sep 2020

Have you ever tried rubber band intervention? It is part of trauma informed care.

You put a rubber band on your wrist & when unpleasant thoughts or memories occur, you snap the rubberband, then immediately sing a song (silently or aloud) until the thoughts or memories are gone. The song can be anything, but generally something happy & uplifting. If nothing comes to mind, sing the A-B-C's. 👍

Consistency is key in retraining your thought process.

I hope you find this helpful.

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Fucking rumination [View all] I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2020 OP

I was trapped in rumination hell for about ten days recently. I call those thoughts GreenPartyVoter Sep 2020 #1

An idea for you SheltieLover Sep 2020 #2

I would think about it like this vercetti2021 Sep 2020 #3

My brain starts doing that. I have to yell "stop it!"out loud Walleye Sep 2020 #4

You'd be eliminating a toxin in your life. Similar to quitting drinking because it's killing you lettucebe Sep 2020 #5

take a nice long bath, then get outside. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #6