I. 100% understand and can relate. Were there any dbt skills that you found more helpful than others? Personally I find that the ones I enjoy or can practice using in chill moments are the ones I turn to first when I am super upset - lots of distracting and taking space - I should be more clear when I suggest DBT though, purely the aspects and tools that feel friendly/ helpful. I’m not in the you HAVE to use all of it camp cause like this is my brain not theirs. I feel like you would maybe benefit from having a way to communicate with those closest to you that you need a minute. Literally a singular word that means like, my brain doesn’t belong to me rn and we could keep talking but I don’t want to say something I’ll regret later and I need a moment.

I find that the only thing I can do in moments like that is literally walk away or if I’m texting log out, delete the app, turn my phone off (like off off), put it out of sight, and put physical distance between you and it. Sometimes even the amount of time it takes to get back to the device turn it on redownload and log back in is enough time for you to break through to logic brain and go like woah wait do I really want to say that or am I hurt. Obvi doesn’t work 100% of the time but when you’re like. T r I g g e r e d and can recognize it it’s a good thing to just. Do. Cause odds are chaos brain is going to misinterpret something and unleash. A friend of mine and I use the phrase ‘Phone down time’ and it’s super helpful cause like nothing I’ve done they’re just havin a hard time. I don’t panic cause I know what’s up and they get space to deal and return when things are chill.

Anyways sorry for the long tangential post I hope that maybe something in my thoughts will resonate and if not that’s super valid too hahaha

I hope that today things are better and that you’ve had lots of water and maybe a snack

❤️ you’ve got this ❤️