COPING SKILLS
EXERCISE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PUSH UPS, SPORTS, RUNNING, WALKING, CARDIO EQUIPMENT, SWIMMING
LIMITS ON SHARING PERSONAL POSSESSIONS
MATERIAL BOUNDARIES
FEELINGS OF SADNESS THAT CAN AFFECT ANYONE.
WHAT IS DEPRESSION
3 WAYS PEOPLE SELF-SABOTAGE
FAULTY THINKING, FEAR OF REJECTION OR FEAR OF INTIMACY, PROCRASTINATION AND AVOIDANCE.
GRIEF VS. MOURNING
GRIEF IS INTERNAL AND MOURNING IS EXTERNAL OR ON THE OUTSIDE
BEING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT
MINDFULNESS
LIMITS ON HOW MUCH TIME YOU SPEND WITH OTHERS OR DOING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.
TIME BOUNDARIES.
5 SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION.
FEELINGS OF SADNESS, LOSS OF INTEREST IN ACTIVITIES, CHANGES IN WEIGHT OR APPETITE, LACK OF SLEEP OR SLEEPING TOO MUCH, LACK OF ENERGY, DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING, FEELING WORTHLESS, BEING ALONE, PAIN IN THE BODY.
POWER OF YET
I CAN'T DO IT YET, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS YET, I'M NOT GOOD AT THIS YET, IT DOESN'T WORK YET, THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE YET, I DON'T GET IT YET.
EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO A DISTURBING EVENT
TRAUMA
WRITING DOWN YOUR FEELINGS
JOURNALING
LIMITS ON SHARING PERSONAL FEELINGS/INFORMATION WITH OTHERS
EMOTIONAL BOUNDARIES
5 CYCLES OF DEPRESSION
NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, WITHDRAWAL/AVOIDANCE, PHYSICAL/BEHAVIORAL CHANGES, CONSEQUENCES.
FAULTY THINKING
WE OVERVALUE THE THINGS WE ALREADY KNOW AND UNDERVALLUE THINGS WE DON'T KNOW
EXAMPLES OF TRAUMA
DEATH, ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOMELESSNESS, WITNESSING CRIMES AND ABUSE, INCARCERATION, SUICIDE, STD, TEEN PARENTING, HOUSE FIRES, NATURAL DISASTERS, VICTIM OF VIOLENCE
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
DRAWING, PAINTING, COLORING, CRAFTS
LIMITS ON PHYSICAL TOUCH OR PERSONAL SPACE
PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES
5 COPING SKILLS OF DEPRESSION
MINDFULNESS, JOURNALING, EXPRESSIVE ARTS, PROBLEM-SOLVING, COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING.
FEAR OF REJECTION OR FEAR OF INTIMACY
WE FEAR GETTING TRAPPED OR REJECTED IF WE GET TOO CLOSE.
REACTIONS TO TRAUMA
FLASHBACKS OF THE EVENT, AVOIDING REMINDERS OR MEMORIES, STARTLED RESPONSE, SCARY DREAMS, SLEEP PROBLEMS, ANXIETY
RELAXATION TECHNIQUES
DEEP BREATHING, COUNTING, SAFE PLACE
LIMITS ON SEXUAL ACTIVITY/BEHAVIOR
SEXUAL BOUNDARIES
5 WAYS TO OVERCOME CYCLES OF DEPRESSION
COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING, EMOTION REGULATION, BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION, PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, SOCIAL SUPPORT.
PROCRASTINATION
PROCRASTINATING RATHER THAN IMMEDIATELY DIVING INTO A PROJECT OR NOT DEALING WITH A PROBLEM THAT GETS TO BIG.
TREATMENT OF TRAUMA
THERAPY, MEDICATION, COPING SKILLS, STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM.
SAFE PLACE
CLOSE EYES AND IMAGINE A PLACE THAT YOU FEEL SAFE WHILE BEING SPECIFIC ABOUT EVERYTHING.
LIMITS ON WHAT OTHERS CAN SAY TO YOU, LIMITS ON HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT A CERTAIN TOPIC
VERBAL BOUNDARIES
REASONS WHY PEOPLE GET DEPRESSED
DEATH, LOSS OF JOB, JAIL, RELATIONSHIP BREAKUPS, DIVORCE, MEDICAL ISSUES, MENTAL PROBLEMS, SEPARATION FROM PARENTS, POOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS, FINANCIAL ISSUES, HOMELESSNESS, STRESS
WAYS TO SELF-SABOTAGE
FIGHTING, GUNS, DRUGS, STEALING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DISRESPECT, SCHOOL DROP-OUT, SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, GETTING ARRESTED, SPEEDING IN VEHICLES, BREAKING IN CARS, DESTROYING PROPERTY.
5 STAGES OF GRIEF
DENIAL, DEPRESSION, ANGER, BARGAINING, ACCEPTANCE