Friday, May 19, 2017

Care Package.

If I had the money, and I heard about a girl who had recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I'd send her a care package with some of these items that have helped or could help me.
  • Hand cream (lithium dries out my hands terribly)
  • Bath and Body Works Mini Candles, which are so cute (not necessarily to burn but to smell when she needs a calming distraction)
  • Sugar Free cinnamon mints--another great distraction. Ice Breakers are best but hard to find)
  • Bubble bath
  • Irresistibly lovely notebook and pen
  • Related book such as An Unquiet Mind
  • Comfortable pajamas or robe
  • Hair ties (for when everything is in the way)
  • Simple coloring books
  • Scraps of fabric in various textures
  • A handful of tiny bells
  • A blanket in her favorite color
  • $10 card to Michaels to start a little craft
  • Bracelet or necklace that makes soothing sounds or has soothing textures
  • Pacifica roll-on perfume
Most of these would distract and soothe, resetting the brain a little. That's my experience, anyway.