Body & Breath
This simple skill has you inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth to calm your nervous system.
What is Deep breathing
Writing your thoughts and feelings down in a private book is called this.
What is journaling
Picking up a pencil or paintbrush and putting your emotions on paper is this type of coping skill.
What is Drawing or painting
Picking up the phone and talking to someone you trust is this simple but powerful coping skill.
What is Calling a friend or family member
"I'm going to take a walk around the block to cool down." This person is using a ________ coping skill.
Body-based
This physical activity gets your heart pumping and releases feel-good chemicals called endorphins.
What is Going for a run
This mental skill involves closing your eyes and picturing yourself in a calm, peaceful place.
What is Visualization
Cutting images from magazines and arranging them on paper — like a vision board — is called this.
What is Making a collage
Giving someone a squeeze to feel connected and less alone is this.
What is Hugging someone
Name one coping skill you can use in under 2 minutes when you feel your anger rising.
Any valid quick skill (deep breathing, counting backwards, cold water, stress ball, etc.)
This ancient practice combines movement, breathing, and mindfulness — and it's on both coping skill lists.
What is Yoga
Telling yourself "I can do this" or "I am enough" are examples of this type of internal dialogue.
What is Positive self-talk
Writing a rhyme, verse, or set of lyrics to express what you're feeling is this creative outlet.
What is Writing a poem or song
Saying something kind about someone else — it can boost your mood AND theirs.
What is Complimenting someone
True or False: Coping skills only work if you feel 100% better right away.
False — they help manage feelings, not fix everything instantly
When you squeeze one of these stress-relief tools, it gives your hands something to do and helps release tension.
What is a stress ball
Writing down things you are thankful for — big or small — is called making one of these.
What is A gratitude list
Putting hundreds of small pieces together to form one big picture — great for focus and calm.
What is Doing a jigsaw puzzle
Giving your time to help others at a shelter, food bank, or community event is called this.
What is Volunteering
Taylor feels like no one gets them. They write 10 things they like about themselves. What category is this?
What is Mind-based (accept creative)
This grounding technique asks you to notice 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear, 2 you can smell, and 1 you can taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
This mindfulness skill involves paying full attention to the present moment without judgment.
What is Mindfulness / meditation
This expressive coping skill lets you move your body to music — alone or with others — no skill required.
What is Dancing
If you're in a real crisis and need to talk to someone trained to help, you can call or text this 3-digit number.
Name one coping skill for EACH category: body-based, mind-based, social, and creative.
Any valid example for all four