Communication
Why is communication important.
Helps us share our wants/needs, and/or understand others.
-Happy
-Sad
-Mad
-Excited
-Bored
What activity did we do in group that we used two group sessions to work on it?
Body map of emotions
What food did we use for mindful eating?
-Chocolate
-Jolly Rancher
Describe what a safe place is.
A place you can envision that makes you feel safe.
What are some ways we communicate? List at least 2.
-speaking
-writing
-texting/emailing (electronic)
-nonverbal
True or False:
Can you feel whatever you feel, when you feel it?
True: We are allowed to feel how we feel, when we feel it. However, we have to be careful on how we react to our feelings.
Name one emotion that you used on your activity, and describe how you used it?
-Shape
-Color
-Location
-Maybe you used love, and used the color red, with the shape of a heart, and placed it on the left side of your chest
What grounding technique did we do?
5-4-3-2-1
What things from the grounding technique did we use in our safe space?
Our 5 senses:
-seeing
-feeling
-hearing
-smelling
-tasting
What is one of the activities we did in group this session that helped us learn about communication?
-building a tower out of spaghetti noodles and marshmallows
-back-to-back drawing
-tones of voice with different phrases
What game/activity did we do during group this evening to help us learn more about emotions?
Emotion charades
Share of a time where your feelings made you feel something physical.
-Scared (shaky)
-Nervous (stomach)
-Frustrated (headache)
-Hungry (anger)
List each of the things associated with the grounding technique.
5-things we see
4-things we feel
3-things we hear
2-things we smell
1-thing we taste
Describe in detail your safe space using all the parts from the grounding technique.
-seeing
-feeling
-hearing
-smelling
-tasting
What is something you learned from one of the activities about communication?
-speak clearly
-need to communicate with our words
-be detailed
-volume/tone
Why are emotions helpful?
They give us information about what we're experiencing and help us know how to react.
What activity did we do that was a mindfulness activity in group that helped us get connected to our bodies?
Body scan
Name one activity besides grounding and/or mindful eating that we did in group this evening that had us be mindful.
-walk as if...
-deciding what object we were holding
When can you use your safe space?
Anytime you are experiencing an intense emotion, and/or need to distract your thoughts.
-being specific
-the words you use
-tone of voice
-speaking up
Why did we play the game we played about emotions?
To help you understand that even though we might think we know how a person might be feeling or what they're thinking because of their facial expressions, we don't know that it's true because it's hard to read facial expressions sometimes.
Why did we learn about mind/body connection?
To understand that our feelings/emotions can also cause physical symptoms.
*Example: When nervous, our stomachs might feel like it has butterflies in it, or we might feel like it's twisted in knots.
Why do we do mindfulness?
It helps redirect our attention off of intense emotions.
What can you do in your safe space? List at least 2 things from your mental health first aid kit you can use.
-color/draw/write
-breathing exercise(s)
-mindfulness/grounding
-word search
-word search