I hope you can reach safety in this, Ralph Spiralling thoughts are such a challenge. I go to nature to quiet my mind, does anything work for you some of the time?

Take care or yourself Ralph. You have all of my sympathy.

Music works better for me. Nature used to work well but now I don't live close to an area that has that feeling to it.

What sort of music do you like?

Maybe you could visualise yourself being in a calming place of natural beauty - I do sometimes and it helps. But with me though its usually isolated remote beaches I visualise. Found this image, maybe it will help you ??? .........

Sorry its so huge

wow I didn't even know you could put an image in a post. Oh wait, there's a little picture icon up there that says "insert image" haha your secrets are revealed! Yes it is quite large but something like that definitely gets my attention. Thank you.

psuedome, The music I like depends on the time period. I will go on a blues kick for a while, then classical, industrial, britpop, reggae, and so on. Right now I'm in a very heavy metal/punk phase. Current rotation is DRI, Suicidal Tendencies, S.O.D., and Fear. A lot of people write this type of music off because it's abrasive, but when I'm struggling it helps to hear from people who at least express similar experiences.

Deeper into the music, there is a level of insight and empathy that surpasses anything the current ringtone-mill is producing, except for Lady Gaga.