I NEED ADVICE!!!! PLZ HELP!

RuGray
Community Member

My partner is going away for a week and I will be alone in the house. This scares me because without anyone to normalise my day I am afraid I will begin using unhelpful coping mechanisms in order to drive the bad thoughts away such as drinking, smoking, binge eating etc. I have no set routine at the moment as i am still on Holidays. I have some friends close by but I don't even feel like seeing anyone right now and I'm not sure I feel comfortable reaching out to them in this way. Can anyone suggest any tools or coping mechanisms to get me through the next week?

Thanks in advance

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demonblaster
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member
Hi Gray welcome

You're sounding quite distressed at the thought of partner going away, I know you said you don't really want to talk to friends but maybe it could be the distraction you need and possibly talking to them could help you although you feel you don't want to
You could also call here on tel:1300224636 if you want, they might have some calming strategies & good to be able to let it out in another way too.

Would you be able to stay a couple of days at friends

Have you had a look in some anxiety threads here, could be of some help, a lot of breathing techniques are helpful basically focusing on that nothing else.
Our thoughts can be so consuming can't they but remember it's exactly that, our thoughts. Learning to redirect them can be quite a job but worthwhile sticking at.
I've found in the past with a couple of whopper anxiety attacks hard self talk has settled me while concentrating on breathing. Also hard in and hard out breathing took some anxiety out of the chest a couple of times

Wishing you all the best hun

Hope to hear back from you