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Overwhelmed? Stressed? How a Box Can Help Emotional Dysregulation (Patreon)

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2026-02-12 18:26:27
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Here’s my link to try Headspace for free! https://headspace-web.app.link/e/HTA

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When we're dysregulated it can be hard to use the tools we have in the moment. But I found a great way to help with that... which is a bit ironic given my favorite word-- SECOND favourite word on this channel is toolbox... ANYWAY! Grab a box and let me tell you about why that box is important!

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The Calm Box: A Practical Tool for When We're Dysregulated

Here’s my link to try Headspace for free! https://headspace-web.app.link/e/HTA For a limited time, get a 60-day free trial. When we're dysregulated it can be hard to use the tools we have in the moment. But I found a great way to help with that... which is a bit ironic given my favorite word-- SECOND favourite word on this channel is toolbox... ANYWAY! Grab a box and let me tell you about why that box is important! 🔗 OUR OTHER LINKS & SOCIALS Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/howtoadhd Buy my book!!: https://howtoadhdbook.com Get my weekly newsletter: https://how-to-adhd.kit.com/ Check out our website: https://howtoadhd.com Checkout our merch: http://shop.howtoadhd.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/howtoadhd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howtoadhd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoadhd/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/howtoadhd 📚CHAPTERS coming soon promise! ⁉️ WAIT IS JESSICA A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL? Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD (https://practicalpsychservices.com). While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program. For more information on the YouTube Health program and verification of health-related content, please visit: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9795167 Need translation? Learn how to turn on auto-translated captions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iLAHI7FPdum964u3n8_RsUb0QTEXc66p-RhTmvjpb8/edit?usp=sharing

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Josh Neff

I really, really needed this video today. This week has been a bad one for regulating my emotions and I had to leave work early today because my brain was just overloaded. I especially needed "Don't weaponize this" because I had been scolding myself for "not being strong enough to control my emotions." UGH. I have some different tools and tactics I use to help myself get grounded and centered, none of them work all of the time, but they all work some of the time, at different times. Putting them all together in a "calm box" or in a list that's a companion to my dopamenu would be very helpful for me to do. Thank you!

Merinda Forwood

What about "Reboot Box"? Like a computer that is being powered down, then back up so that it can function better and not crash.

Sherri

Check-in: I'm ok. Layering a head cold on the never ending winter here where I live in Ontario is taking its toll. Thank you for sharing this idea. About a year ago I created one for my adhd daughter (who was 11 at the time) - I didn't realize it was a "thing!. I think she has used it a couple times, but I'm not sure since I don't push her to tell me. I made it because in those emotionally dysregulated moments, the last thing she wants from me is a suggestion / strategy to try. But now that I can show her that YOU have a calm box too, I will have her 'own' it, and revamp it herself and put it where she wants it. And since I don't have one myself, she and I can body double to create one! PS I do not know why my computer is capitalizing every I! haha.

Growing Fierce

I have been in a near constant state of overwhelm for nearly two weeks. Definitely going to put together a reboot box! Also making note of options that might work for kiddos struggling with emotional regulation in the classroom - and my own kids. I’ve been told that very sour candy can be another sensory tool - similar to the TIPPs - that can hijack and reboot the system when needed. Has anyone else had experience with that? Thank you for this!

Monica

We just buried my mom 2 days ago and my emotions are ALL over the place. I am a total mess and having a “go to” is awesome! Also taking advantage of headspace trial.

Anneka

Could we call it a Regulation Station?

Eric

There is a lot of evidence that says toddlers and children having access to smartphones particularly having them close to their faces has a very negative cognitive effect in the long term. Please genuinely look this up because it is worth just keeping toddlers and children away from phones and devices not just because the apps can be addictive and things but because just being that close to a screen itself from a young age can really affect their sight and more than that studies have shown that it can affect their ability to learn literacy and numeracy over the long term.

Eric

Headspace is fine but a lot of the content is repeated for different things. That excerpt that was played in this video was one of the first meditations made years ago on the headspace app. I found some alternatives including one run by a not-for-profit foundation in the Netherlands but I won't name it because I'll probably get banned... lol

Eric

Do people with ADHD have panic attacks but they don't feel like 'panic' instead they feel like unregulated emotional episodes or something? Because I've heard that people with ADHD have panic attacks and I don't think I've ever had one but then I wonder if that's because it doesn't feel like panic for people with ADHD maybe it feels like something else like being completely overwhelmed and shutting down..?