Emergency Box..*SI*

Miss_Panda · Post by **Miss_Panda** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:23 am

I've heard people talking about their "emergency boxes" and just wondered what should you put in one?I wanna make one, just in case, so anyone's help will be grateful

Thanks
Lise
xxx

limestone · Post by **limestone** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:59 am

anything that you feel is comforting etc and special to you.

Miss_Panda · Post by **Miss_Panda** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:05 pm

So, basically things to keep me here?Thanks for your help

Lisa
xxx

mallie · Post by **mallie** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:58 pm

There have been a fair few threads on emergency boxes before, a search through the coping board should find some posts with ideas in them.

What is of comfort to people varies widely. Think about what helps YOU when you're down. Which senses do you respond to most? If you're a tactile (touch) person perhaps you need to have things with different textures. If you're a smell person, some nice lotions or bubble baths could be better. Music. Things to play with or do. Letters or cards from friends. Posts from bus that have helped you. Whatever means something to you.

I hope you have fun making it. Good luck

angelic212 · Post by **angelic212** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:45 am

here is a link about emergency boxes that you could get ideas from, if you look around the coping board previous posts on other pages there are posts on emergency boxes too. but i will give you a link so you find it easier :

Emergency boxes

viewtopic.php?t=79802

Post by **Jomomma** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:09 am

I have a box that I put all my important cards and letters and such in.
When I am feeling particularly down I open that box and read what others have sent to me and said to me or about me.
It helps when I am in a serious self hate place

jaded melody · Post by **jaded melody** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 4:03 pm

Just put things in it that will distract you when you want to SI, and things that comfort you. Some people also choose to keep thier tools hidden in the bottom of their emergency box so that if they want thier tools they have to look through thier emergency box first but that can sometimes be counter-productive it really depends on the person whether its helpful or not.

Mine has:

My emergency book, which has coping strategies, lyrics, inspirational quotes and messages ive written to myself and i decorate it with stickers and pictures.

Emergency Letters- letters that Ive asked people to write that will cheer me up when im sad and then im not allowed to read them except in an emergency

A winnie the pooh stuffed toy to cuddle and a toy cow that my busser friend Mog sent me

A small box with tickets, photos, postcards etc, that remind me of good memories

Letters from friends (mainly friends from BUS)

LOTS of stickers, postcards, images i like etc

Henna kit

Chocolate

A sketch book for drawing and making collages

Oblivion · Post by **Oblivion** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 4:17 pm

viewtopic.php?t=79802&highlight=

That link should hopefully take you to a thread where there have been tonnes of great ideas posted.

Miss_Panda · Post by **Miss_Panda** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:26 am

Thanks for all the ideas, guys!It's helped loads!

Love you all sooo much

Lise
xxx

Frozen · Post by **Frozen** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:17 pm

i dont have a box as such. My things are dotted around my room as it means i ahve to spend more time getting to them.

Unleash the Bats · Post by **Unleash the Bats** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:31 pm

i have a box now, all i need to do is put things in it...

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