How can listening to music or dancing be used as a coping skill?
Moving increases your energy and mood, focus, self-esteem and makes you feel good. It also decreases your stress!
How can helping another person be used as a coping skill?
Helping others can improve our mood and make us feel good about ourselves.
It is brave to be yourself.
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What is 1 thing you would like to have for your Coping Mechanism Box? Share!
Name 1 thing you can See, Hear, Smell
How can participating in activities be used as a coping skill?
Participating in activities provides an opportunity to have fun, relax, and socialize with peers.
Pick 1 positive coping skill and then pick 1 person to share a different coping skill
exercise, art activities, talking to a friend, participating in activities, and many more!
What is something positive you know about yourself OR something you are good at?
Positive self talk. Talk to yourself how you would talk to people you care about.
How can creating art be used as a coping skill?
Art can be used as a way to express your emotions/feelings. Even cooking!
How can going out or for a walk with a friend be used as a coping skill?
Not only is walking good exercise, but doing this activity with a friend provides an opportunity to talk about your stessors and improve your overall mood.
How does writing in a journal or coloring in a book helpful? How does it make you feel?
Show the group how to do the Lion's Breath exercise OR Box Breathing
What is 1 way you practice self-care?
Showers, manicures, and many more!
How can spending time with my house mates help me cope?
Spending time with others decreases feelings of loneliness and stress, and increases feelings of enjoyment and happiness. It can help distract you from troubling thoughts.
I can talk to staff if I have a problem or need help.
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TRUE! Example: Going for a walk while listening to music, coloring with friends
How can you help someone positively cope?
Accompany them, offer to help, offer to listen, show them what you have learned, give them space