I have actually been thinking about making a grounding kit sometime. I know we have an article about it and so I figure that would be a good place to start.

I will have to identify patterns if I feel the urge to self harm and am dissociating. I am sure that I have some. I guess I just don't pay attention to that all that often.

I know that anger is what triggered my most recent episode. Anger has always been a trigger for my self harm and I was super angry and dissociated so I just went at it.

I don't know what emotion triggered the episode before thanksgiving. I don't fully remember it. I suppose I was feeling a bit overwhelmed?

I think I dissociate, sometimes, when I am dealing with extreme emotions such as anger or sadness. I think this past year my emotions have been a bit more all over the place which is what has contributed to my relapse and the dissociation.

I actually thought I had my dissociation under control before this year.

Thanks for all the advice. I will definitely try using smell when I feel myself drifting off. I have a few things I could use and after this month I could probably go out and buy stuff for the grounding kit.