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Name one activity that helps distract you when stressed.
Playing a game, drawing, walking, listening to music, shooting hoops.
What does contributing mean in ACCEPTS?
Doing something kind or helpful for someone else.
Comparisons help us gain what?
Perspective
Name something that helps create a different emotion.
Watching something funny, listening to music, talking to a friend.
What does pushing away mean?
Taking a break from distressing thoughts or situations.
Why do activities help during big emotions?
They give your brain something else to focus on and lower emotional intensity.
Name one small way a teen could contribute today.
Helping a sibling, sending a kind message, sharing notes, holding a door.
Name a healthy comparison you could make.
Comparing now to a harder time you survived before.
Why might changing emotions help during distress?
It can lower intensity and help you ride out the feeling.
Name one way to push a thought away for now.
Imagining putting it in a box or saying “not right now.
True or False: Activities have to fix the problem to help.
False — they help you get through the moment, not solve everything.
True or False: You have to feel good to help others.
False — helping can sometimes help you feel better.
True or False: Comparisons mean your feelings don’t matter.
False
True or False: Changing emotions means being fake.
False
True or False: Pushing away means ignoring forever.
False — it’s temporary.