When Feelings Get Too Loud

Purpose: For the feelings that using has been quieting, and what else might take the edge off.

When to use: Use this after a day when the feeling got bigger than you could hold.

Worksheet prompts

1. Which feeling is hardest for you to sit with?
   Anger, panic, emptiness, missing someone, being ashamed.
2. What does using do to that feeling, and how long does it hold?
3. What else has taken the edge off, even a little?
4. What will you reach for first next time it gets loud?

Feelings that big are hard to carry. Wanting them quieter makes sense.