Security Blanket, Anyone?

[Grace11]

Does anyone else feel uncomfortable to the extreme if they are without something post trauma?

My security blanket is Chapstick or Neosporin. Yeah, for my lips. I panic when I don't have something like this with me. It can make or break an outing. Yeah, really.

 

[Iron_Angel]

I understand completely. Certain things have to be a certain way for me -- keys always in the same place when I put them down, so I know I can find them again. I have GOT to be wearing something with pockets. Rituals or touchstones, favorite objects that comfort us, I think that's pretty common. Whatever it takes, right?

 

[Srain]

Oh man!! Again, I find myself thinking this is my little secret

but I use carmex because I've developed this habit, either from my med(dries my mouth out) or anxiety or the cold snap we've been having, of licking my lips or biting them, so they get chapped. It kind of freaks me out on a primal level because my father always carried a tube of chapstick (shudder!) so I refuse to and use carmex instead.

Honestly, like my little blanket (except I take this when I leave the house too) I carry it from room to room, I must have it with me at all times! How odd..hmmm.

Interesting.

Rain

 

[Teddy]

Every time I needed to do something like carry something, I made myself leave it behind and go without it. I forced myself not to get attached to anything for security. Reasoning being that I would be really buggared if I didn't have it with me one day.
Shortly after my accident 16 years ago that started all this, I had to wear my 'armour' of long sleeves clothes etc but I worked at getting that to change. Scarey but I did it.
Now I often wonder if I did it the right way. Perhaps I should have put my faith in something I could carry so then I at least may not feel as insecure as I do most days.
I don't think it is wierd, I think now that it is whatever makes it work.
Whatever helps you through your day.
I would suggest that you try and minimise the attachment as much as you can though so you don't get too dependant just in case you can't find it one day.