Deal with your Feelings
Safe or Unsafe
Let out your sadness by packing a suitecase and running away from home
What is unsafe
Is the glass half empty or half full?
What is half full
(were adjusting our attitudes lol)
True or False
Does everyone have a choice?
What is true
True or False
Adults aren't allowed to take a break
What is false
Give three examples of a harsh words:
Examples : stupid, dumb, ugly, etc.
True or False
It's okay to have or feel a feeling
What is true
True or False
If you change the way we think, our feelings will change too?
What is True
Writing out how you feel in a notebook is called what?
What is journaling
When should someone take a break?
What is feeling upset, tired, sad, etc.
What are three examples of gentle words:
Examples: Nice, kind, proud, thank you, etc.
List four emotions.
What is ( Happy, Sad, Angry, Jealous, Embarrassed, etc.)
Do feeling come from inside of us or outside of us?
What is inside us
Chole was mad. Her mom didn't do laundry and she didn't have anything to wear. She had some clean clothes but nothing she wanted to wear.
What can't Chole change?
That her mom didn't do laundry.
Closing eyes, taking deep breaths, and focusing on the present is called what?
What is meditation?
Definition
The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate
What is kindness
Going to take a walk after becoming upset is and example of what?
What is coping skill (decide what you need to feel better)
Dan had a birthday party with his friends at the skating ring. They spent time skating and eating pizza. Dan really wanted a video game for his birthday but none of his brought him one.
Identify what is probably thinking.
What is upset he didn't get a video game
Chole was mad. Her mom didn't do laundry and she didn't have anything to wear. She had some clean clothes but nothing she wanted to wear.
What can Chole change?
What is putting on something that is clean even if she doesn't like it.
Work on doing her own laundry
What is the purpose of taking a break?
What is allowing self to calm down/ refuel
Definition
The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset
What is patience
Name at least two steps to deal with your feelings
1) Name them. (label what you are feeling)
2) Accept them. (Remember that it's ok to feel this way)
3) Express them. (Let your feelings out in a safe way)
4) Decide what you need to feel better.
Dan had a birthday party with his friends at the skating ring. They spent time skating and eating pizza. Dan really wanted a video game for his birthday but none of his brought him one.
Suggest a different way for Dan to think about the situation
Name at least step in discovering your choices
What is
1. look carefully at your problem
2. Discover the things that you cant change and the things that you can change
3. Choose something you can change and work on making it better.
What are some examples of giving yourself a break
Examples:
Take deep breath
change activity
take a nap
play a game etc.
Say one kind thing about yourself
Examples