Morning person re~minder: good morning have yourself a nice steamy mug of STFU - round re~minder magnet Emotional Regulation

re~minder: good morning have yourself a nice steamy mug of STFU. round re~minder.

3.4" x 3.4" glossy finish

if you are not a morning person, this is for you!

the fight flight mechanism in the brain is not far away from the one that regulates sleep / wake so as a person with narcolepsy, i am often irrationally angry upon waking. as a person who's lived through a lot of trauma + a person who grew up with an angry parent, i never thought i could do anything about my anger. i thought it was part of me and i just had to deal with it. i was half right. i cannot regulate my emotions when i first awaken but that doesn't mean anyone else needs to be an audience to that. i can be mindful. i can isolate myself. i can re~mind myself that waking up means i should be having a nice steamy mug of STFU until i start to feel like myself.

some people aren't fans of profanity, so i came up with some fun substitutions to the traditional "definition" of STFU...

Sit Tight, Fire Up  -  Stay Tuned For Updates  -  Start The Fantasy Universe  -  Stop The Feels Urgently  -  Share The Friendly Urges  -  See The Funky Unicorn  - Stop To Feel Upgrades

also great to keep around to re~mind other people not to talk to you when you wake up ;)

i realllllly struggled with overcoming anger. but, once i realized only some of my anger was out of my control (waking up anger), i started working on how i could be less angry in my other moments. i managed to find quite a few coping tools and now, all these years later - you really gotta push me to get me mad.

i've done a couple pieces about dealing with anger as a person with narcolepsy. READ: going beyond coping with anger - wet blanket syndrome: https://goingbeyondcoping.com/going-beyond-coping-anger-wet-blanket-syndrome/ 

WATCH: 5 rules for arguing with narcolepsy: https://youtu.be/U_9sVj-Tykg

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