Things To Do When Desperate
 

• Breathe.
   
• Get my teddy bear.
   
• Call other bereaved people (keep their numbers available).
   
• Call close friends (keep their numbers available, too).
   
• Call a hotline.
   
• Call a counselor.
   
• Get in my rocking chair.  Gat in any chair and let it support me.
   
• Take a hot bath.
   
• Run around the block three times.
   
• Listen to soothing music.
   
• Put on a relaxation tape.
   
• Ask someone to hold me.
   
• Cry.
   
• Yell into my pillow.
   
• Join a support group.
   
• Say to myself, "Others love me," or "I have the right to survive," or "Others have gotten through this, I can too."
   
• Stroke the dog or cat.
   
• Watch an old movie on TV or read a book.
   
• Hug a tree.
   
• Stand or lie on the floor and feel the floor support me.
   
• Pray.
   
• Start again at the top.