Spiraling

[stressedandepressed]

Some days, the little things are just little things. Something goes wrong, and it doesn't bother me. Other days, the smallest thing going wrong starts a spiral. I feel awful for relying on family members and friends to talk me down - I must be such a burden to deal with when I'm having a meltdown.

Any advice on how to stop the spiral? How to find some measure of space so that I can retain my sanity and not have a complete meltdown? (I'm talking fall on the floor in a sobbing heap while I hyperventilate type of meltdown, for context. Which is unhelpful, to say the least, not to mention embarrassing after the fact.)

Thanks in advance for reading, and for any helpful suggestions.

Love and blessings to this community <3

[Dolphin14]

Welcome to the community. This is a wonderful place of support and kind, understanding people

Thoughts from my own journey .... outside forces cannot calm us in the long run. The work is ours. We need to discover from within where the pain stems.

Are you in therapy?

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[BreButterfly]

hey!

I feel you, i have similiar moments as well. I try to focus on my breathing , taking long slow deep breaths , and finding some type of positive affirmation video from youtube where you keep repeating the affirmations on the screen/audio. That and if its nice outside just literarily try to do my breathing and say some affirmations in an attempt to recalibrate . If that helps