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If you have been diagnosed with emotional disturbance/emotional impairment, then life and school are probably really hard for you.
Here are some things you can do to help cope, while the adults in your life work on your learning and behavior plans.
Have a little break. If you're at home, remove yourself from what is upsetting you. If you are at school, ask if you can go to a quiet place.
Concentrate on one thing, like your breathing or squeezing your hands into balls and releasing them.
Try to name your emotions. "I feel mad." "I feel scared." "I feel embarrassed."
If you can, do something (not harmful to anyone or anything) that makes you happy. I like to look at cat pictures on my phone.
Learn skills from the social worker and a therapist. Coping skills make dealing with big emotions easier.
When you don't do Please Skills, it makes you more vulnerable to emotions. Doing all these things everyday makes it easier to deal with overwhelming feelings.
References
Gould, J. (2019, September 17). Transitions are hard. DBT of South Jersey. Retrieved June 20, 2022, from https://www.dbtofsouthjersey.com/level-6-blog/2019/9/17/transitions-are-hard
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