Coaching practices for How to Deal with Emotions During Period

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  • When a wave of anger or panic hits, it feels like it’ll swallow me whole if I don’t do something right now
  • When a big feeling crashes over me it’s like I become it
  • Something just set me off and I can feel it surging right now
  • I keep circling the same painful thing for hours and every loop makes it worse
  • I’m so flooded right now I can’t think

Practices that may help

  1. Riding the emotion wave with anicca awareness
    When a strong emotion hits, track it through its full arc — notice it peak and fall without fleeing or amplifying.
    Anicca: Working Practically with Impermanence
  2. Mindfulness of the current emotion
    Observe the emotion as a wave passing through — without judging it, feeding it, or running from it.
    DBT Emotion Regulation Skills, Made Practical
  3. Observe the emotion without feeding it
    When a strong emotion hits, watch it without adding the story that keeps it going.
    The 90-Second Rule, Made Practical
  4. ACCEPTS — structured distraction from crisis
    Use Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, and Sensations to redirect attention during a crisis.
    Distress Tolerance Skills, Made Practical
  5. TIPP: Rapid Physiological De-escalation for Intense Distress
    Use Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, and Paired muscle relaxation to bring crisis-level emotion down quickly.
    The STOP Skill: A DBT Technique for Crisis Moments
  6. Name the emotions the situation will likely produce
    Predict which feelings will show up and at what intensity — so they are not surprises when they arrive.
    Cope Ahead: DBT’s Method for Preparing for Difficult Situations
  7. O — Observe: Notice What Is Actually Happening
    After the stop, observe the situation, your emotions, and your urges — without judgment and without acting on them.
    The STOP Skill: A DBT Technique for Crisis Moments
  8. Give yourself permission to feel
    Drop the judgment about whether you should or shouldn’t feel a certain way — the emotion is already there.
    Radical Honesty About Emotions, Made Practical
  9. Recover and recharge after intense emotion
    After an emotional peak, deliberately allow recovery time — intense arousal depletes resources.
    The 90-Second Rule, Made Practical
  10. Name what the emotion is doing in your body
    Track the physical signs of the emotion as they move through — this alone reduces their intensity.
    The 90-Second Rule, Made Practical

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