To help with my anxiety and ADD I wear certain types of jewelry.
I wear earrings so that when I need to fiddle with something but want to be discreet, I can just rest my head in my palm and secretly play with my earrings.
That's normally only for my ADD though.
When I start to panic I start playing with my necklace. I also use it as a excuse to lift my arms away from my sides because I feel too open, while also not crossing my arms which could lead to me digging my nails into my arms.
Next is a black faux leather cuff that I wear when I become overly aware of my wrist being exposed.
It's strange but helps for when I'm down and remember about when I had self harmed.
Finally I have my rings.
They are my most important pieces that I always wear.
I use them to create background noise by tapping them.
I take them off to fiddle with them.
They're a constant weight to ground me, I wear 6-7 so I can always feel their weight.
But, you can also look at them to see if I'm having either a sensory over load or to tell if I'm crashing.
If I take my rings off something is wrong almost 100% of the time.
Either the feeling of them annoys me during a sensory overload.
Or I'm purposely making sure I can't ground myself because of how bad I'm feeling.
I've used jewelry in ways to help me come back up. I don't know where I would be without it.
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Anxiety One-shots
PoetryThis story may be triggering to anyone with anxiety and possibly depression. It will be describing how my anxiety feels, and different ways I try to overcome it. Disclaimer: this is only my personal experience and does NOT apply to everyone!
