So last night during my panic attack I decided to text that new corona mental health number. I usually scoff at those services because they never help for me. But WOW. This woman was amazing. She tried a few normal grounding exercises that didn’t work but then did a visual one.

She asked me to think of a place I’ve always wanted to go to. SHE suggested Hogwarts. I knew then and there whatever she was about to do was going to help me.

We spent the next hour discussing the common room and creating the mental image of everything going on inside of it. Sounds I can hear, like the roaring fire, the rustle if the daily prophet I was reading. Before I knew it, I was there in that common room.

(She definitely was an HP nerd because she was helping me carry my narrative like she was JK Rowling ha) but we worked all the way up to me thinking about my four poster bed up the stairs and by the time we “got up there” I myself was relaxed and falling asleep.

Before leaving the chat, I told her that Harry Potter has always been my Xanax. She said it was for her as well, that’s why she suggested Hogwarts. Anyway, she talked me through one hell of a panic attack. So keep them in mind if you’re in need of help.

We practically rewrote a whole HP chapter from my point of view. My favorite part was reading in the daily prophet that Madame Rosemerta came up with a new butter beer flavor.

Anyway, 10/10 would recommend. And this was after midnight, so there’s always someone there. Thanks to all of you that were helping me through it as well. It was a rough night that ended peacefully. ok end thread