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Self-soothing is treating yourself the way you'd treat someone you love who was hurting. It uses the five senses because they reach a part of the nervous system words can't.
It's not indulgence and it's not a reward you have to earn. It's basic nervous-system care — the same way a warm bath or a favourite song will steady almost anyone.
Build a small self-soothing kit for hard moments: one thing for each sense. Keep it somewhere you'll actually reach for it.