Nothing makes me happy *SH triggers*

[Suzi]

Could wearing gloves help stop you from scratching? Or take up a hobby that keeps your hands busy? Knitting? Crochet? Colouring? Cross stitch? Painting? Writing?

[Strugglingmum]

Could wearing gloves help stop you from scratching? Or take up a hobby that keeps your hands busy? Knitting? Crochet? Colouring? Cross stitch? Painting? Writing?

Good idea Suzi.

Hope you get a decent sleep hun. Xx

[Strugglingmum]

How did you sleep hun? Xx

[Paula]

Morning, lovely

[Suzi]

Morning lovely, how are you?

[Allalone]

Afternoon

Not a great night hence the late post on here today. I slept from 10.30ish until 2. I then struggled on with negative thoughts until 5 and ended up phoning the HTT.
I dread to think what my back is like. The anxiety is high and I just can’t settle.

I’ve tried gloves, I end up just taking them off! I like colouring but not great with knitting, sewing etc. If I don’t scratch I just use something else.

[Paula]

Big hugs, sweetie. Well done for making that call!

[Strugglingmum]

I'm glad you phoned. Are they coming to see you today? Have you tried dropping an icecube down your back? Sounds silly but sometimes jerks me out of the self harm mode, or pinging an elastic band around my wrist.
It's going to get better. Talk to them about your sleep as getting your sleep controlled goes a long way to helping you cope. Xx

[Suzi]

I'm so glad you called. That's a huge step forward lovely. Asking for help is so hard.

[Allalone]

Thanks all.

HTT have just been. They brought me some promethezine to help ease my anxiety. I can take up to 3 a day. I’ve got temazepam to take for my sleep but not working as well as it was when I started on it 10 days ago.