Make Your Own Self Soothing Kit (DBT – Self Soothe)
Smell: A stick of cinnamon or some powdered cinnamon in a little jar, some Good Earth tea bags
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Touch: A really soft small stuffed animal or a piece of very soft, fluffy fabric.
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Taste: Some butterscotch hard candies and some chocolate
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Sight: A picture of a something that makes me smile
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Hearing: An app on my phone (which I always have with me) that plays soothing sounds
What might YOU include in your self-soothing kit? Do you already have one? What do you have inside?
Thanks for reading.
More Soon.
P.S. It’s also nice to find a special container to put everything in. I like this:
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This is really helpful. I feel comforted (and excited) just thinking about making a self-soothe kit.
This is really helpful. I feel comforted (and excited) just thinking about making a self-soothe kit.
Thank you for your kind comment. I am excited for you, too! ♥
Thank you for your kind comment. I am excited for you, too! ♥
One of our DBT assignments this week is to make a Distress Tolerance/Self-Soothe kit. We don't have to bring it in next week, just discuss what we've put in it.
One of our DBT assignments this week is to make a Distress Tolerance/Self-Soothe kit. We don't have to bring it in next week, just discuss what we've put in it.
What a cool idea. I'm going to start thinking about what to use for self soothing. Thank you.
What a cool idea. I'm going to start thinking about what to use for self soothing. Thank you.
I have just finished my years dbt course and the last module was distress tolerance repeated; it was also the day that we were asked to bring in our self soothing boxes which we did;
mine includes – jasmine incense; a piece of amythyst in a pretty see through bag; a mindfulness cd; chocolate; incense cones and a lighter and terracotta dish to burn them in; face packs to soothe, relax and pick off; red food colouring – to use instead of self harm and a booklet on how to look after myself if i do; lavendar essential oil, hand cream and body lotion; a squidgy smiley face toy; various nail varnishes,beads; a skin brush;
i have tried to include things for all of my senses and alternatives to self harm – which i have not done since starting dbt;
i also have a book with a nice cover to write some feelings and thoughts in and some coloured pens;
i chose a box i like so that is part of it and the ritual of opening it and slowing finding things i want/need to use;
i keep it near me and most often use the hand cream;
everyones in our group was totally personal to themselves and it was a lovely thing to do; i would really recommend creating your own,taking time to do it and add/remove things to it as you need to;
🙂
I have just finished my years dbt course and the last module was distress tolerance repeated; it was also the day that we were asked to bring in our self soothing boxes which we did;
mine includes – jasmine incense; a piece of amythyst in a pretty see through bag; a mindfulness cd; chocolate; incense cones and a lighter and terracotta dish to burn them in; face packs to soothe, relax and pick off; red food colouring – to use instead of self harm and a booklet on how to look after myself if i do; lavendar essential oil, hand cream and body lotion; a squidgy smiley face toy; various nail varnishes,beads; a skin brush;
i have tried to include things for all of my senses and alternatives to self harm – which i have not done since starting dbt;
i also have a book with a nice cover to write some feelings and thoughts in and some coloured pens;
i chose a box i like so that is part of it and the ritual of opening it and slowing finding things i want/need to use;
i keep it near me and most often use the hand cream;
everyones in our group was totally personal to themselves and it was a lovely thing to do; i would really recommend creating your own,taking time to do it and add/remove things to it as you need to;
🙂
Thanks for the ideas. I shall be trying this with [for] my son. Great to see what other people come up with.
Thanks for the ideas. I shall be trying this with [for] my son. Great to see what other people come up with.