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Almonds
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You just reminded me that my therapist sent me a mood wheel, too. I ended up ignoring it because it was color coded lol.
But in that same packet she sent me some grounding techniques to try, and that's actually been really useful for me to pull out of a meltdown. Box breathing is my favorite one, but seriously there's so many to try
Oh hey, I was in a similar boat. I was such a big fan of Skillet that I got them to sign a skillet at one of those Christian music festivals. I listened to them again recently, those lyrics are definitely propaganda.
Maybe stop trying to use words. Use colors or textures, make a little posterboard and work through what looks or feels right in her head. Meaning, if dark blue means she's scared, or if green means she's frustrated that's okay. Don't just go with red= angry if that didn't feels right for her. Let her use as many colors or textures as she needs to get her point across.
It's also really important to include what she wants from you on this board. Like, just shut up for an hour, or hold her, or go to the store and get her favorite soda. This is just to help her build trust that she can have some control in an uncomfortable situation. Right now she might not really have that, and may be why she's landed on avoidance
Use it while physically together, but also take a picture so a screenshot can be shared with little edits over what she's associated with her feelings.
When I'm overstimulated by emotions I have an internal meltdown that can graduate to external if I'm being pushed. I absolutely can't think of words in that state, and often I'm afraid to even express myself in those moments.
Green is in the northwest corner of Wisconsin.
Yellow is honestly a terrible color choice for this map, because the pronunciation isn't truly regional. I think it's clustered along the edges of a few different red areas, mostly on the east coast and some Southern areas.
I actually think the author's note about it being a merging of pronunciation makes sense, because I was raised in a transitional Southern dialect but my parents both have an east Midland dialect
Yes. It's not very common and seems to occur where regional differences merge.
Crayon: crown
Caramel: CAR-mul
Pecan: peh-CAWN
Chaos gardening is life! I did a research experiment last year on a plant that is native to my state, but has largely been eradicated by local ranching and farming practices. I've fucking delighted in finding chaotic people who are willing to throw whatever remaining seeds I have wherever they can. If that's the power we have, let's use it!
Or rations
Thank you. I took him to court last summer, and my lawyer got him to agree to just leave me alone until I graduate uni and could leave. But this dude wouldn't, every time I walked outside he did everything he could to make me go back in. He was actually stalking me at school too, I'd walk out of a building and see him leaning on my car. So I was checking it for damage and trackers daily. There's actual damage to my house now, but it's not like I can go out there and fix it...
The cops have been less than helpful, saying "that's on public property" or "well, we can't really tell what his intentions are, have you talked to a therapist?". Finally last month I got one to admit to me that they aren't interested in charging him with anything, including violating the restraining order. So, I don't really have a choice, there is no protection for me here
The last time I wasn't polite to a man he threatened to ruin my life, drive me out of my home, kill my dog, etc. All I did was throw his stuff back into his yard, stuff he had thrown into my driveway. Yeah, that was my next door neighbor. And he won, I'm selling my house at a loss and fucking my credit just to get away from him
Edit: a couple months before that he tried to break into my house because he wanted something and I wasn't answering the door. And a few months before that he had literally pushed his way into my house following me in. Some people are nuts, and so need to be treated carefully. I was just completely at my limit with him, and should have called for backup before that confrontation that pissed him off
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The little floating ghost mouse is killing me, so cute