Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
What is a skill that is used to calm down after feeling upset
What is communication?
What is sharing ideas or feelings
What are feelings?
What is an emotional state or reaction
What is mindfulness?
What is being aware of your surroundings and having appreciation for them
True or False:
All coping skills are healthy
FALSE, some coping skills can be harmful even if effective
Who is someone you can talk to if you have big feelings?
Who is a trusted adult (Jenny, Mike, your therapist)
True or False: Ignoring feelings makes them go away
FALSE, bottling up feeling makes it harder to deal with and hurts the person more
What are affirmations?
What is positive phrases to yourself or others
What coping skills can you use if you're struggling?
What are boundaries?
What is setting and respecting limits for one's emotional and physical space
What are the feelings you experience the most?
What is whatever you're feelings are at?
What are some examples of being mindful?
What is doing yoga, breathing exercises, smelling flowers, or anything that's appreciating what's around you!
How do you know when to use a coping skill?
What is when you feel emotionally or physically out of control
What is it when you ask permission to be in someone's personal space?
What is consent
What's your favorite feeling from "go-feel"?
What is WHATEVER from go-feel
What does being mindful help with?
What kind of breathing automatically calms your body down?
What is breathing in for 4 seconds, hold for 6, and exhale for 8 (or exhaling longer than inhaling)
"I feel hurt when my personal space is not respected" is an example of what kind of statement?
What is an I- feel statement
Which feelings need extra help to be calm again?
What is sad, angry, or upset
Try being mindful of the moment right now, what do you appreciate?
What is WHATEVER