I let myself sleep in this morning. It wasn’t my intention to actually sleep. I wanted to use my semi-awake state to do some healing work with myself. Whenever I woke up, I iterated through my new BEST CARING acronym, test driving that resource.
B = Body/Breath. Let the body lead, don’t let the freaked out nervous system or the obsessive thoughts lead. And breathe.
E = Environment. Be aware of what is safe, supportive, unsafe, un-supportive in the physical environment.
S = Support. Create images of the support from people and communities who care about me, call on those images even if I can’t palpably feel the support. Also includes the support of Divine beings and of objects, like a roof and a locked door and a bank account.
T = Thoughts. Coach my thoughts. Intentionally think supportive and reassuring thoughts: “You can do this.”
C = Contact. Touch my own body, my arm, leg, or heart. Or make contact with another person or animal who is safe and supportive.
A = Allow the expression of anything that is organically arising from inside myself (but not from the freak-out, from deeper in the system.) The Dark and Light poetry process can also fit here
R = Respiration. Breathe. Notice my breath.
I = Image. Bring up images of things that are pleasing and comforting. For me: flowers, bunnies, waterfalls.
N = Nice. Image is a subset of this. Think of things that are pleasing. Look around and find things in my visual field that are pleasing to look at. Do things that are pleasant (drink tea, walk outside, take a bath, play music, stroke my own hair…)
G = Gratitude. Give Thanks.
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