Coping Skills
Terms
Unhealthy Coping Skills
SING the Symptoms
Self-Care
10

This skill involves taking time to relax and find calmness on you own. Oooooommmm

Mindfulness Meditation

10

Ack Spiders! This is the word for something you are very afraid of. 

Phobia

10

Check your plate, these two types of eating may happen when you are feeling very stressed.

Over or under eating

10

"Palms are THIS, Knees weak, arms are heavy, there's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti..."

Sweaty

Lose Yourself - Eminem 

10

Get swole.

Exercising 

20

Taking a deep one of these can help you relax and slow down.

Breath

20

Try to be brave with this when trying to overcome something very scary or stressful.

Exposure Therapy

20

Save your pennies, because excessive this will empty your pockets, and do little to help in the long-term.

Excessive spending

20

"I can hear my THIS beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer!"

Heart (Increased heart rate)

Help I'm Alive - Metric

20

Have a conversation

Talking about problems

30

Put on your thinking caps! This technique helps find answers to those difficult questions you have.

Problem-Solving

30

This type of attack may make your heart race, make you shiver, feel dizzy, and make you feel like something very bad is going to happen. 

Panic Attack

30

Face your fears, because doing this will only prolong feelings of anxiety.

Avoidance

30

"Singing' don't THIS about a thing, 'cause every little thing is gonna be alright!"

Worry

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

30

Sleepyhead

Quality Sleep

40

Push back! Challenging these thoughts can help you realize things are not is bad as you once believed. 

Challenging irrational thoughts 

40

These thoughts may feel like they are real, but are often blown out of proportion or not based in the facts of a situation.

Irrational Thoughts

40

Pick up the phone and text your friends, because doing this will only make you feel more stressed and sad.

Social Isolation

40

"Daydreamin' about you all day in school can't THIS Wanna have your voice in my ear"

Concentrate

Teenage Love Affair - Alicia Keys

40

Practice makes perfect

Practicing hobbies

50

Think of the Sci-Fi golden halo for this technique to check in with how your body is feeling.

Body Scan

50

This law happens when your team goes into overtime... and loses. 

Yerkes-Dodson Law

50

Let it go! Trying to overdo this will often make things worse.

Trying to over-Control

50

"Is anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to THIS"

Breathe (Rapid breathing)


Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5

50

Heal up.

Rest when sick

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