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My Personal Crisis Plan
My Personal Crisis Plan
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My information
To identify me quickly
My emergency contacts
People to call when I'm struggling (in priority order)
| No. | Who? | Phone | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 |
🚨 Emergency numbers (UK)
999
Emergency services
Police, fire, ambulance
116 123
Samaritans
Free, 24/7 listening
116 000
Missing people hotline
Free and confidential
0800 1111
Childline
Free support for under 19s
My warning signals
Click on the signals you recognise in yourself
🫀 In my body
✓My jaw clenches
✓My shoulders tense up
✓My heart races
✓I feel hot / start sweating
✓I get a headache / stomach ache
✓I have trouble breathing
🎭 In my behaviour
✓I rock / move a lot
✓I scratch / rub myself
✓I avoid eye contact
✓I talk less or stop talking
✓I reply sharply
✓I want to flee
🧠 In my mind
✓Mental fog
✓I can no longer find my words
✓My thoughts race
✓I feel disconnected
My protocol during overload
Steps to follow when I feel it building
1
e.g. ask to leave, go to the bathroom, isolate myself
2
e.g. put on my noise-cancelling headphones
3
e.g. take 10 long, slow breaths
4
e.g. squeeze my stress ball
5
e.g. listen to my calming playlist
6
My regulation tools
Click on what helps you calm down
🎧 Sensory
✓Noise-cancelling headphones
✓Ear plugs
✓Calming music
✓Weighted blanket
✓Fidget / object to fiddle with
✓Stress ball
✓Dimmed lighting
✓Calming scent
🏃 Movement
✓Walking
✓Running
✓Rocking
✓Jumping
✓Stretching
✓Squeezing a cushion hard
✓Deep pressure
✓Dancing
🧘 Breathing / Mental
✓Box breathing
✓Long exhale
✓Counting in my head
✓Visualising my calm place
✓Focusing on an object
💚 Other
✓Writing / drawing
✓Playing a game on my phone
✓Looking at photos
✓Being alone without talking
✓A hug from a trusted person
My safe places
Places I can retreat to when things aren't going well
At school
At home
Elsewhere
What others can do to help me
Share with your trusted people
✅ What helps me
❌ What makes things worse
⚠️ IMPORTANT REMINDER
During a meltdown or a shutdown, my brain can no longer think clearly.
This is NOT a tantrum. It is neurological.
There is no point trying to reason with me or asking me to calm down.
Reduce stimulation and wait patiently for it to pass.
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