Coping with Mental Health Episodes: Beyond Medication

Freezing cold shower for like 1-2 minutes x it can help shock your nervous system and help you recenter. Also if someone I around a really really deep strong hug. Nervous system compression is also helpful if you can handle the physical contact.

Grounding exercises are a godsend. I would look up some examples my favorites are color breathing, grabbing objects walking around your house and identifying them (when, where did you get that item, what does it mean to you? What’s it’s story?), lay on your back on the floor and imagine a colorful balloon deflating and inflating while you breathe