Coping skill · 15 min
The crash plan
You are coming down and everything feels gray and pointless.
Do this
- Name it: this is the crash. It is chemistry and it passes.
- Eat real food and drink water, even without appetite.
- Sleep as much as your body asks for the first few days.
- Put nothing important on the calendar for 72 hours.
- If dark thoughts show up, call or text 988.
Why it works
Strong feelings and urges rise, peak and fall, usually within minutes. A skill gives your body something to do while the wave passes, and each time you ride one out, the next one gets a little easier.