Creating a HOPEBOX

A HOPEBOX goes by a lot of names: crisis box, emergency box, self-soothe box, happy box. You can call it anything that makes you feel comfortable. The idea behind this box is that it is filled with things that can help you to feel better. When you’re feeling upset, anxious, or experiencing thoughts of suicide then you can use the box as a way to feel better. Join us in creating a personalised HOPEBOX to manage stress and anxiety. We will talk through the impact of stress, and steps of creating your own HOPEBOX to help support your wellbeing. This is a creative workshop with no expectations other than to let your creativity flow. During this session, you will be able to decorate your own HOPEBOX, while we talk through the use of sensory comforts/ distractions that can support you when you are feeling overwhelmed. You can create a list of items for your HOPEBOX, of things that are individual to you and help you to feel calm – we will give suggestions, but as a HOPEBOX is a personalised box of items that help YOU, you may also have ideas of your own. If you feel comfortable, you will be able to share ideas with the group, but there are no expectations/pressure to share anything. We will offer guidance and suggestions of comforts for each of the senses – sight, touch, smell, taste, and sound – and at the end of the session, you can take away your HOPEBOX to fill with your comfort items.

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