What are some things you guys do to...

[miss pez]

stop yourself from v*******? I pace, take a walk outside, watch TV, put a cold wet towel on my forehead, breathe slow, lie on my back, mess with my hair, distract myself by doing something like a puzzle, hug my mom like hell, swallow, stretch, read, take a bath, suck on mints or tums, go for a drive, think of other things, talk with someone...I think that those are most of the tools that I use. What are yours?

[x hannah x]

Hi miss pez welcome to the site! Cool name by the way. Anyway, when I feel sick, I cover my ears up (No idea why that helps!)and pinch my arms, and breathe really hard, I basicly try really hard to stave off a panic attack.

[crazybeautiful]

I do stuff like that too.


Twitch my hands/feet, pace, lay down, take deep breaths, sing to myself.

[mystikal star]

I pace around my room and bang stuff on my body. The next morning I'm covered with bruises. [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img]

[rachel_81]

I lie on my stomach, i'm sure its psychological!!!

[NCsmile6]

Hey Miss Pez, and welceome to the family!!


I actually do most of the things you listed, but I also dig my fingernails into my skin to try to distract myself. I also tense up my body, bite my lip and inner cheeks, mumble and make strange noises, make faces and weird facial expressions to try to control "it", and I almost always cry. I also take the trash can and put it near me just in case. [img]smileys/smilies_09.gif[/img]


Really, i do everything possible to stop myself. [img]smileys/smilies_09.gif[/img]Edited by: NCsmile6

[x hannah x]

Oh yeah I bite my cheeks too, I forgot, it gives me big ulcers though!

[NCsmile6]

Ditto on the Ulcers bit!! I also have TERRIBLE scratch marks and scars the day after a huge panic attack when I dig my fingernails into my skin!! Sometimes it'son my face and arms.It's awful. [img]smileys/smilies_16.gif[/img]I always regret it afterward, but at the moment, it's all I can think of to do. [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img]

[Jenneh]

heya, and welcome to our family.


to distract myself, i dig my nails into my skin on hands and arms e.t.c. i also chew my lips. i pace about breathing in and out and saying it to myself constantly. i have a bath, this is purely psychological, i think that if i can manage having a bath, im not actually ill =| odd eh


Jen xxxx

[skon]

Mainly I just take stuff. Usually a dramamine, and I also drink ridiculously strong ginger tea. Most of the time I can just sleep it off.

[sunshine16]

Welcome to our little family, miss pez! I like the name, do you by chance collect pez dispensers? My dad did.


I always suck or chew peppermints. I have no idea why, it just seems to help. I also take tums or gravol. If its not too bad I will eat sunflower seeds.Ipick atunder my nails, stomp my feet, and pinch the area of skinbetween your pointer finger and thumb. I read that if youdo that (in a home remedies book) then it sends weird messages to your brain and stomach, making nauseousness subside.I think it helps a bit,even if itdoesn't cure it.I drink tons of water, and I figure if I drink a few cups of water and then pee, the water went through me so it means I won't throw it up. Weird, I know. But convincing enough.

[crazybeautiful]

I got addicted to tums when I was younger. Kinda bad eh! I was about 9.

[Melikasa]

I find a comfortable position to sit, flick my fingers, clean under my nails, twirl my hair, breathing, counting syllables on the tv show on, puzzle books, computer games like tetris that require concentration. I take Gavascon and Gravol if it is really bad. Since I am better about the agoraphobia I will go for a walk with the baby as well. I use to bite my cheeks but I hated the cankers and managed to get over it. I swallow a lot too. I won't talk at all if I am feeling really sick.


I am sure there are other things. It seems funny writing all of these things. I suprised myself at how many things a do.