Stress & Anxiety
This breathing technique involves taking slow, controlled breaths to help calm your body.
What is deep breathing?
This emotion is often described as feeling worried, nervous, or on edge.
What is anxiety?
This nightly activity helps improve mood, concentration, and stress management.
What is sleep?
This coping skill involves listening to sounds that help you feel calmer or happier.
What is listening to music?
This coping skill can help when you are stuck waiting and becoming frustrated.
What is patience?
This common physical sign of stress may happen when muscles tighten in the neck, shoulders, or jaw.
What is muscle tension?
This emotion may occur when something important to you does not go as planned.
What is disappointment?
This healthy habit releases chemicals in the brain that can improve mood.
What is exercise?
This coping skill involves writing down thoughts, feelings, or experiences.
What is journaling?
This coping skill can help when you are feeling lonely.
What is reaching out to someone?
This grounding strategy asks you to identify things you can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
This emotion can sometimes appear underneath anger when a person feels hurt or rejected.
What is sadness?
This habit helps keep your body hydrated and functioning properly.
What is drinking water?
This coping skill involves talking with someone you trust.
What is seeking support?
This coping skill can help when your thoughts are racing at bedtime.
What is deep breathing, relaxation, meditation, etc.?
This coping skill involves focusing on the present moment instead of worrying about the future.
What is mindfulness?
This skill involves putting a name to what you're feeling.
What is identifying emotions?
This habit involves eating regular meals instead of skipping them.
What is healthy nutrition (or balanced eating)?
This coping skill involves replacing an unhelpful thought with a more balanced one.
What is positive reframing (or cognitive restructuring)?
This coping skill can help when you feel overwhelmed by a large task.
What is breaking it into smaller steps?
This part of the nervous system helps the body return to a calmer state after stress.
What is the relaxation response (or parasympathetic nervous system)?
This is the ability to experience two different emotions at the same time.
What are mixed emotions?
This healthy habit includes maintaining supportive relationships with others.
What is social connection?
This coping skill involves intentionally tensing and relaxing muscle groups throughout the body.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
This coping skill involves noticing warning signs before stress becomes overwhelming.
What is self-awareness?