Safe-place visualization

The Imagery skill from IMPROVE: a calm room inside you that nothing can enter.

When to use it

When you need to leave a painful moment in your mind, for a little while.

Imagery ideas

Imagine a secret room within yourself. Decorate it. Go in whenever you feel threatened and close the door on anything that can hurt you.
Imagine very relaxing scenes, or a calm, beautiful fantasy world.
Imagine everything going well — and you coping well.
Imagine hurtful emotions draining out of you like water out of a pipe.

Learning it

Visit your room a few times on calm days. The more detail you give it, the faster you can get there when things are hard.