dustgem:

- try distracting yourself from intrusive thoughts by thinking up spells, and repeat them in your mind (or aloud) to calm down. if you can think of one to specifically help with your current stressor, bonus! but simple spells or incantations work too.
- if you can’t get out of bed, draw sigils on your bedsheets with your finger while laying down! or, keep some paper close and draw a sigil to put in your pillowcase before a nap.
- also, if you’d like, keep some lowkey witchy stuff close to your bed if you want to practice but can’t go far! (be careful, candles close to your bed are probably a bad idea but herbs and crystals might be just perfect!)
- speaking of candles, if you’re feeling impulsive or violent, (safely) burn stuff! even if it’s just lighting a candle and watching it melt, it might feel a little better to destroy something a little (but please be super careful)
- so overcome with everything that you have to do to the point that you can’t move? try to meditate! first, it will help to clear your head and give you a second chance to focus. second, even if it doesn’t fix everything, you just did something productive! you meditated, and that’s still a tiny accomplishment. nice!
- this is different for everyone, but consider avoiding meditation or monotonous tasks if you feel like you may be close to dissociating! if these kinds of tasks trigger dissociation, save them for when you feel a little better.

I also encourage anyone to add their own ideas to this! I see a lot of posts giving tips on how to help witches fit witchcraft into their lives, but I haven’t seen one for witches with severe mental illness yet. Please know that if your illness prevents you from doing intense rituals or expelling a lot of energy, it doesn’t make you less of a witch ♥️