Another Emergency Box Post

TainTeD Xx gRAcE · Post by **TainTeD Xx gRAcE** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:15 am

I made myself an emergency box. It's not real big, about 7" x 7", maybe a tad bigger. I already put a picture of me and my really good friend, and a list of coping strategies and I am having a few of my good friends write me a letter that i can put in there and only open it when i have an urge, but what else will fit in it that is relatively small? Also, I need some inpirational quotes to glue around the outside of the box. Just anything really that could help me out! Thanks!

jaded melody · Post by **jaded melody** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:48 pm

You could put a small cuddly thing in there, to have something to cuddle with. That always helps me, even if its just something little. Also, try putting in some distraction things, like puzzles, crosswords, or sudoku. You could get a little book and decorate it and put quotes and inspirational things in it, or use it to write down how you are feeling, do some drawing, anything creative.

I cant think of any inspirational quotes right now, sorry.

DecemberLivy · Post by **DecemberLivy** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:01 pm

this quote always helps me out when i feel urgey "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"

and "fall seven times, stand up eight"

disastercake · Post by **disastercake** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:41 am

That's really great, I'm thinking of making one. Maybe I'll do it over this week since I"m off from school.

disastercake · Post by **disastercake** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:25 pm

I went to see King Kong a couple nights ago, and in it, Jack Black said "Defeat is only momentary."

BringMeToLife · Post by **BringMeToLife** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:15 pm

That's a really cool idea!
I might try and do that...

What about a stress ball?

Nazgul · Post by **Nazgul** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:24 am

"He who laughs, lasts." ~I forget who wrote it

Maybe a pack of chewing gum or a tin of mints?

"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are." ~Anais Nin, American/French writer

"Personally, I think if a woman hasn't met the right man by the time she's 24, she may be lucky." ~Deborah Kerr (good for break-ups)

"When we can begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves." ~Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923)

"Living never wore one out so much as the effort not to live." ~Anais Nin

"Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around wondering about yourself." ~Katharine Hepburn

"If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time." ~Edith Wharton (1862-1937) American novelist

"Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." ~Anna Freud

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Those were a few quotes I found in my journal with quotes by women.

Tiger · Post by **Tiger** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:40 pm

Hello
I find that something for each of the senses helps; somthing to smell, touch, taste, look at and something to listen too either some music or a reminer of a favorate song to sing in yr head. the important thing is that each of them has good memories for you. kind of a sensory overload of niceness that helps you take your mind off the urge.
i like the idea of an emergency box - might put one together today. I almost always carry one of my 'senses ' things round with me - call it my emotional first aid kit

tiger

beautiful_facade · Post by **beautiful_facade** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:02 pm

i have one of these boxes - my magic box.

They're fantastic! You have somewhere to go as soon as you start to struggle and if you keep a big selection of things in there, you're bound to find something to distract/help/soothe you, right?

angelgirl

beautiful_facade · Post by **beautiful_facade** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:44 pm

If you still want some inspirational quotes, let me know b/c i just found my book of quotes this weekend, and there are some pretty good ones in there! Hope your box is still helping you!

angel

fragmentsofagirl · Post by **fragmentsofagirl** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:49 am

Ah, quotes are my specialty! Although, I usually tend to focus on the depressing ones...lol. Still, I have an inspirational quote that I absolutely love. It's the one in my signature.

This quote paints such a beautiful picture in my mind. It makes me think about retiring to some deserted island to heal. Lying in the sun, gentle breeze blowing, SI tools rusting in the sand, listening to the waves while I sleep. It sounds very healing to me.

NOTE: I actually had different quotes in my signature, but then I thought...why not put something inspirational and soothing in my sig. instead of something depressing? lol.

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