I'm glad you took a break RAI. Children are great at breaking the circuits and on occasion tipping you over the edge, but sounds like it did the trick in the interim. I'm a cycler too, I get overwhelmed in negative thoughts. I worked with paediatric psychotherapists and occupational therapists for about three years and found a lot of the techniques they used with kids with autism, worked amazingly well for children with high levels of anxiety too. So I manage anxiety and found some the sensory suggestions were really good. I am a closet hand flapper when feeling really anxious or can't concentrate. People laugh at me, but I reckon if it's good enough our gorgeous special needs kids , then it's good enough for me.
Keep posting RAI, I notice you come and go a bit. You're a name I look out for. You have left lovely posts on U-turn's thread and he comes and goes as well. People who aren't regular posters get a bit lost in the noise of this place sometimes, so I tend to watch for them. Just so you know.
