You're Your Own Best Medicine Part II

by Mark Sichel, LCSW with Alicia L. Cervini

Check the box of each tool that could be helpful to you in an emergency. When you click 'submit', you'll receive a printout of YOUR CRISIS MEDICINES.

If you can think of things that have helped you in the past that are not on the list, feel free to add more crisis medicines after you print out the list.

Talking with a friend
Chatting with an on-line support group
Attending a Twelve-Step program meeting
Writing in a journal
Praying
Taking a hot bubble bath
Drinking water
Having a healthy snack
Taking a walk
Working out in the gym
Reviewing what I feel grateful for
Saying or writing affirmations
Remembering that this crisis will end
Calling a time out when in the midst of a family or marital argument.
Writing a letter that can be either sent or deleted and recycled.
Doing breathing exercises
Yoga
Expressing appreciation to my partner.
Calling a friend who is a big fan of mine
Completing an exercise to improve my self-esteem
Watching a silly television show
Taking a nap
Reading a good book
Volunteering my time to a good cause
Gardening
Cooking
Sewing
Working on my car
Buying myself flowers
Buying my partner flowers
Telling my partner what I want from him or her
Playing music
Buying a new CD
Asserting myself with someone creating problems for me
Dumping my negative feelings and emotions
Letting go of my resentments
Saying the Serenity Prayer
Cleaning the house
Posting a message or question on-line
Using homeopathic stress remedies
Remembering that I have options and do not have to make a choice now
Telling someone that I love them
Smelling flowers or leaves or a newly mown lawn
Watching a sunset
Having some herbal tea
Taking up a hobby that I have always wanted to pursue
Adopting a pet
Watching a good movie
Stop taking myself so seriously
Remembering that another person's words are just that: only words
Remembering to think positively
Making a list of my best inner qualities
Singing
Dancing
Painting
Throwing the I Ching
Getting a massage
Going for a drive
Sunbathing
Sitting in the park
Kick-boxing
Walking through the woods
Visiting a loved one
Meditating
Building something useful
Breaking something that isn't useful






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