I'm currently going through a stressful phase and starting to have lots of anxiety again about my IBS-d. Maybe this is a question for the hypno board, but anyone out there have any "mantras" that you repeat to yourself to get you through a stressful situation. (Or get you to enter the stressful situation in the first place?) For example, I used to be paranoid about the d, but then when the acacia and diet started working somewhat, I felt less nervous b/c the urgency was not so high. I actually found myself able to "hold it" until I got to a restroom in some situations. But now that I've had a bunch of d episodes again, I'm back to thinking that the worst will happen and I try to tell myself that if I have to go, just get to the nearest restroom and go...it shouldn't be as urgent if I'm taking the supplements, eating right, etc... But anyone with d knows that sometimes it JUST CAN'T WAIT! So is there something I can say to myself during those times to calm my nerves and keep the stomach from taking off on me? In those moments, I can not think reasonably nor rationally in any way. Thanks.
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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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How do you coax yourself into staying calm about your IBS?
