Part 7

 How can I use pictures in your head to move forward

Pictures in your head can be used to help you move forward.

Remember - If you start to feel very upset, try one of these ideas, or think of your own:

• Touch a stone or pebble. 💎

• Use a room perfume. 👃

• Eat a sour lolly or a strong mint. 🍬

• Listen to music turned up loud. 🎧

• Use five senses (what you see, hear, smell, touch, taste, here and now). 👀

• Use a weighted/heavy blanket.𐄷

• Pick up an object near you and focus on it. 🔮

• Play with an object e.g., a ‘fidget’ spinner or stress ball. 🪀

Pictures in your Head: Exercise 2:

Step 1. What did I admire about the person?

• Charlie was so strong, never gave up, you could always rely on Charlie.

Step 2. How did they make the world a better place?

• Charlie worked hard, was kind, made friends smile, we always relied on Charlie.

Step 3. What picture might capture your most treasured quality about the person?

• I could always rely on Charlie – always there.  Makes me think about tall trees standing strong in the wind, always there weathering the storms.

Step 4. Bring to mind the new picture with one or two of the best things about the person. This is a picture that you can call to mind any time.

• Tip. We recommend a picture that represents the best qualities of the person, rather than a picture of the person themselves. Many people choose a picture of nature. You may find a picture of nature or something else feels like it captures the best parts of the person. For example, a picture of a tall strong tree towering above everything, always there, always strong.