Glitter Jar (for those moments you want to give up)
killingtheantagonist
Posts: 178 Member
I found this on Tumblr and thought I'd share this with people that need a little calming.
Glitter jars:
"I was taught about glitter jars during my time as an inpatient. I learnt the magic of glitter during a self-soothe class as part of an emotional coping skills lesson.
There’s no science, no counting, no acceptance and no forceful methods involved in the alteration of your emotions during use of the glitter jar - just distraction.
Making a glitter jar is simple. You will need:
1 jar (with a lid of course!)
1/10 vegetable oil
9/10 water
glitter - lots of!
food colouring
anything else shiny
Add the water and vegetable oil together. Add a few drops of food colouring, all of the glitter and anything else shiny. Put the lid on (tight!) and shake it.
When you want to cut / binge / scream / cry, shake the glitter jar and watch until the glitter is settled. It’ll calm you and hopefully the emotion will pass."
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I really like this idea! I may just have to make one myself. And, it seems like it can be made pretty cheaply!0
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Great idea! I will make one for home and a little one for the office!0
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This sounds like an ace idea....... I think I may have a go at this!
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I love this. I am new here and have NO motivation. It's so hard. LOL I think I will try this when I want to give in! Thanks so much! :flowerforyou:0
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You're welcome everyone.
Being able to help ya'll just the tiniest makes me happy.
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If anyone ever needs to talk, I'm here.0 -
I love things that sparkle. Maybe i'll make some mini glitter jars with my little girls using baby food jars.0
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This sounds like a great idea ~ I'm making one! I'll call it my shiny purple thingy0
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I love things that sparkle. Maybe i'll make some mini glitter jars with my little girls using baby food jars.
aww that'd be cute!0 -
Thank you so much for posting this. This is an excellent idea!!0
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Really cool! Thanks so much for sharing!0
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Really cute idea0
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I am going to make one0
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Lovely0
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That's a really cute idea. Thanks for sharing.
I'll have to put it next to my "health" jar (I put in a $1 every time I workout and every time I eat healthy for the day).0 -
Interesting, would be great for kids too if you use a plastic container.0
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Such a cute idea0
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Ha, ha, I thought you were going to tell us to pour some in our hand and paint our cheeks or rub it on our arms or something. I could NOT figure out where you were going with this!0
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This is a really cool idea! I think I actually will make one for my soon to be 6 year old. She is on the more hyperactive side, I think she could benefit from this. A very good idea for a coping mechanism! Thanks!!0
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I am SO doing this!!0
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That's a really cute idea. Thanks for sharing.
I'll have to put it next to my "health" jar (I put in a $1 every time I workout and every time I eat healthy for the day).
I think I may have to do this! Great motivation tool. I am starting one for sure! Now just to make sure i have cash on hand:) lol!0 -
oh my god, your a life saver! thank you, making one of these asap!0
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Let me know if this helps any of ya'll.
Me and my sister are going to make one for those moments I want to strangler her or vice versa.0 -
Awww I'm going to make one0
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SPARKLY !!!
...heheh. I will make when I get sparkles,0 -
Great idea :-)0
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love this!!0
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i LOVE this idea! Definitely making one and using it when I want to binge. Thanks love!0
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awesome idea!0
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This is a lovely idea, going to have to make myself one.0
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Saving for later... for the million of reasons that this could be used for... Thanks!0
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