Physical Coping Skills
This involves inhaling and exhaling
Breathing
This skill involves telling your best friend how you feel
Talk to a trusted person.
True or False: Crying is a good way to release your emotions
TRUE! Crying is a normal human emotion and can help you feel relaxed afterwards.
True or False: Punching people is a good way to release stress.
FALSE!! It is better to use tension release strategies or breathing exercises to manage stress.
This food is cold, can include a dressing, and green leafy vegetables
Salad
Salads can be customized to what you like and an easy way to get your vegetables intake.
Salads are nutritious and can help boost our immune system and mood.
This skill involves stepping one foot in front of the other
True or False: Making a list of things you need to do can help manage your stress.
TRUE! It's good to organize your tasks so that you know what steps to take
Playing with a pet can help reduce _______.
Stress. Pets like dogs and cats or birds can help release feel good hormones like dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin.
True or False: Laughing is a healthy coping skill
TRUE! Laughing is good to help release tension and elevate your mood
True or False: Eating fast food every day can help your mental health
FALSE! Fast food contains too much grease, sugars, and artificial ingredients that our body may have a tough time digesting making us feel weak, sleepy, or sick.
This skill involves strengthening your muscles
Working out
You can count to ______ to help regulate your nervous system.
10
Why is it important to manage our emotions?
It's important to manage our emotions so that our emotions don't control us and lead us to negative behavior.
It is important to talk to a trusted _______ about your emotions because it can help you destress and problem-solve
friend, family member, or professional
These foods are sweet and can grow on trees or bushes. They are also colorful and sweet.
Fruit!
Fruits contain antioxidants which can help regulate/balance our mood.
This skill involves putting pieces together to form a picture
Doing a puzzle
Puzzles can help challenge our minds and help us increase our confidence and problem solving skills
True or False: Journaling your thoughts and feelings can help with reducing stress and coming up with solutions to your problems
TRUE!
Coping skills for anxiety include listening to ______, going for a _____, or ________ exercises.
Music
Walk
Breathing
Binge eating unhealthy food is not ______ for your mental health
not healthy
When we eat unhealthy food, it makes our bodies weaker and when we feel weaker, our mood can become negative
True or False: Almonds can help reduce anxiety.
True! Almonds contain Vitamin E, Zinc, Magnesium, and healthy fats.
These vitamins help reduce anxiety.
It is important to get enough ______ at night because our brains function properly when well rested
sleep/rest
A _____________ is a person who is trained in offering therapy and helping people process their experiences.
Therapist.
It's good to talk to a therapist about your feelings to better understand them and know what to do about them.
Being angry without finding a solution can lead to ________ behavior (positive or negative).
negative
Scenario: Steve has been lying in bed all day, hasn't talked to anyone, hasn't eaten, and is feeling depressed. What should Steve do?
Go for a walk or do something he likes, eat a nutritious meal, or call a friend
What yellow fruit with a peel has anti-anxiety properties?
Bananas! They are natural beta-blockers which help reduce adrenaline from building up