How do you self-soothe?

Question

Sounds stupid. I have a very hard time calming myself down when I get mad or overreact to situations. I’ve always felt the need to punish myself, from 11 onwards, still struggle occasionally now at 25, I would self harm. Worked as both a release and a punishment. I have a very hard time giving myself any grace, one mistake and I’ve thrown myself down the drain, I feel its unacceptable for me to make mistakes, hurt others feelings, etc. music has always helped me but sometimes it hard to even soothe with that. So just curious what you guys do to help yourselves.

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a way to calm your self down, my schools guidance counselor taught me this, focus on your five senses. first, pick out 5 things you see. take a deep breath in between each. 4 thins you feel. deep breaths between. then 3 things you hear. another deep breath between. 2 things you taste. deep breaths. and one thing you smell. the deepest breath you can take in without passing out.
this usually helps me with my phobia-induced anxiety attacks and anger. it just makes you focus on something else.

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When in doubt, write it out. Write everything you’re feeling down. It could be in a journal, on a random piece of paper, on your phone, in a text to someone, etc. writing has always been very therapeutic to me.

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Prayer and guided imagery.

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What Nina said. Journaling is super helpful to soothe myself. I also pet my dog or go outside and talk to the moon. I'm still working on self-soothing as I instinctively reach out to a friend to tell me I'm fine. I know I have to learn to give that to myself.

How do you self-soothe?

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