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Comfort items?

Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228

Does anyone here have a comfort item you carry with you when you go out? For example this is my doll, Annie, and I've recently been bringing her with me when I run errrands flor have an appointment. Holding her comforts me. I've bought her clothes, crocheted for her, I recently bought a personalized blanket with her name on it. 


 Just wondering if anyone else has a comfort item. df8efbd0d5b73a79b9b3a9bfcda4f21f7d14e691.png

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
I find comfort in coffee and I take my 40 ounce tumbler filled with Arizona Diet Green Tea and lemon slices with me everyday for work or errands/gym.
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
Yes!! I love my Stanley!! I got the big one and I only put water in it. I carry it with me everywhere
Community LeaderLeo
Leo
ALthough I am not religious, I carry the rosary I got when I was 7. It's my "worry fidget beads", basically. And always reminds me of good things.
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
Leo that’s pretty cool :)
arfie
arfie
i don't have a single item that i carry, but i do find it calming/stabilizing to carry doodads, toys or whatever. the actual item varies with my mood and circumstance. non-valuable items i pilfer from somebody i like are especially soothing.

when i am in crisis i wear a rosary wrapped around my wrist. the crucifix dangles, slips and gets in the way of everything as a gentle reminder that i am not functioning at full capacity.
MelT2020
MelT2020
The last couple of weeks I've been taking my fake stick of butter to work and squeezing the heck out of it.

Right now I'm dusting off my resume and reference list. After 4 years of being dumped on and unappreciated I need to find a kinder workplace. I worked at the cancer society for about 15 years before my current job in a law office, so hoping I kind find something in cancer support or other humanities
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