Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy coping skills
cooking, reading, spending time with loved one, breathing, coloring, going for a walk, stretching etc.
Name 3 examples of unhealthy coping skills
hurting others, hurting yourself, bottling emotions, isolating yourself, substance use, negative self talk
Angry
mad
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footprints
When should you use healthy coping skills?
When you are having big feelings and emotions
John has a lot of stress from school. When he gets home, he yells at his brothers to get his frustration out. Is this a healthy coping skill and why or why not?
no!
Talking with someone is a great coping skill. However, yelling is unhealthy and it may cause issues in our relationships.
Sad
down
I have hands but no arms, a face but no eyes. What am I?
A Clock
If you had a distress tolerance toolbox, what three items could someone put inside?
Anything fun that helps someone calm down. (Notebook, Fidget toy, slime etc.)
What makes a coping skill unhealthy?
When it is unsafe, unhelpful, or harmful to yourself and others.
Excited
Thrilled
What is the only fruit that has seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
What are some clues to know when it's time to use my healthy coping skills?
When you start to feel like you are losing control of your behavior or your emotions
What are some other consequences for using unhealthy coping skills?
You can get in trouble, you can feel like everything is crashing down on you, which is overwhelming, you can hurt people and lose friendships, etc.
Scared
Terrified
which planet in our solar system is known for having the most moons?
Saturn
What makes a healthy coping skill?
Safe, non disruptive, and regulates someone back to a good place
Why do people use unhealthy coping skills?
They haven't learned or developed healthy ones
Annoyed
Irritated
Who can go to therapy?
Anyone!