Negative Coping Skills
What are negative coping skills?
What is ways of coping that aren't healthy or appropriate.
Name one positive coping skill that you've used before and how it helped you.
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Instant fixes for stress exists.
What is false
The gas station clerk shorts you a dollar.. what is a healthy way to cope with this situation
What is talk it out
Name 3 stressors in your life and how you can cope with them.
What is......
The act of avoiding and distancing yourself from others.
What is isolating
How can going to groups/therapy be a positive coping skill?
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No thought or feeling is wrong in itself, it is what we do with it that really counts
What is true
Your partner has cheated on you and keeps calling your phone over and over.. what is a health way to deal with this situation
What is "walk away"
HALT is an acronym for?
What is.... hungry, angry, lonely, tired
Internal Triggers
This negative coping mechanism involves refusing to acknowledge an issue.
What is denial
To use your creativity to paint, draw, or write
What is art
Taking time for yourself each day is essential to coping with life's pressures.
What is true
A group member is constantly bringing up drugs or negative topics.. how would you cope with this situation
What is talk to the group leader or talk to that person.
Name a common negative coping skill.
What is Smoking, substance abuse, overeating, purging, avoidance, self-harm, etc.
Why is knowing your triggers helpful?
What is: knowing your triggers you can avoid situations that might trigger you or be ready to use coping skills
All stress is out of your control
What is false
Someone is up in your face yelling.. how can you deal with this situation in a healthy productive manner?
What is walk away? Let the person calm down before trying to talk to them.
What are external triggers.
Things to change in recovery
Yelling, screaming, and fighting
What are negative ways to deal with anger
Name a coping skill that you can use to express your feelings?
arts/crafts, coloring/drawing, journaling, talking to a safe person
There is only bad stress.
What is false.
Eustress - good stress- examples?
It has been a rough day and your friend just keeps cracking jokes and not taking anything serious.. are they coping in a healthy way?
What is yes, using humor.
The signs of emotional relapse are: (list at least 3)
What is... anxiety - intolerance - anger - defensiveness - mood swings - isolating - poor eating habits - poor sleep habits - etc