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Distractions?

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I almost always SI when I'm in my room at night. Im right next to my parents roomm and I'm upstairs so I can't get out and I feel really isolated. They can see if my lights are on and so I can't do anything to distract me really because they will see. It means I cant listen to music of draw or write or anything so I cant stop...

Any suggestions? Its really screwing with me...
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Sorry didnt mean to post it twice...
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try learning some progressive muscle relaxion during the day (ie, tense one muscle, then release and relax it as much as possible, then another , then another tuil your whole body is relaxed) then practice it when you arei nyour room. When you rela, you might not feel like SI so much. You have to use all your concentration to relax the muscle you are focussing on. it distracts and relaxes you. And you can do it silently in the dark.
Hope that helps. You can get some really good guided PMR CD's I can send you some tracks if you need. Let me know if it helps.
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Thanks lasthope it's n ice to know that there's someone here

Im just so agressive right now and Im sure that's gonna be helpful so cheers
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