Self Regulation

3. do an activity that can help to de-escalate
5. sensory items collected so that they are readily accessible when having dysregulation
7. happy, sad, excited, angry etc
8. listening to this can focus you or energize you
10. positive phrase that has meaning to you and is repeated
12. seek out someone you trust and can go to
13. type of breathing technique
14. inability to take in and respond to your environment due to overload or disassociation
15. lift your body from the chair with arms
17. something in the environment that brings about negative thoughts, feelings, impulses
18. a negative coping mechanism causing harm to self
19. people, objects, surroundings that you are in
20. vision, proprioception, touch, hearing, smell/taste

1. inhale and exhale to ground self and change your physical response to the environment
2. the body's ability to know where is in space and how much force to use
4. redirection of escalating feelings behaviors to more positive ones
6. the state of remaining organized and responsive to the physical and sensory environment around you
9. a person's level of alertness to themselves and the environment
11. filling in a picture with various shades and color
14. using tools to reduce level of escalation
16. stop and recognize signs of escalation
21. the feeling that you can trust others and the environment around you