Coping Skills
Name three physical activities that can boost your mood and help with stress.
What is walking, running, dancing, or playing sports.
This emotion often feels like a knot in your stomach and can happen when you're worried about the future.
What is anxiety?
When someone keeps a secret you’ve shared and respects your privacy, they are showing this important quality.
What is confidentiality?
This type of boundary is about protecting your personal space and deciding who can or cannot touch you.
What are physical boundaries?
It’s okay to feel angry sometimes, but it’s important to express that anger in a healthy way.
What is True (Explain how you would express angry in a healthy way).
Writing about your feelings in this way can be great for processing emotions and reducing stress.
What is journaling?
Feeling this way can include being down, tired, or unmotivated, and it’s okay to ask for help when it lasts a long time.
What is sadness or depression?
Trust in relationships grows stronger when both people show this quality by being truthful, even when it’s hard.
What is honesty?
This boundary allows you to protect your mental health by taking a break from people or situations that drain you.
What are emotional boundaries?
If someone lies to you, you should immediately trust them again.
What is False? (Explain what else you could do).
This coping skill involves breaking a big task into smaller, more manageable steps to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
What is time management or breaking tasks into steps?
When you feel this emotion, your heart might race, your face might get red, and you might want to shout or lash out.
What is anger?
This feeling can happen when someone has broken your trust, and it may take time to repair.
What is disappointment or hurt?
When setting boundaries, it’s important to use this kind of communication to clearly and respectfully express your needs.
What is assertive communication?
Setting boundaries means you don’t care about the other person’s feelings.
What is False? (Explain what setting boundaries means for the other person).
When you're overwhelmed, taking time to focus on what you're grateful for can help. This coping skill is called practicing what?
What is gratitude?
When you feel guilty, your body might feel heavy, and your thoughts might keep going back to something you regret.
What is shame or guilt?
Trust can be broken when people do this, like spreading rumors or lying.
What is betrayal?
When someone continually disrespects your boundaries, this is the next step you might need to take.
What is setting a consequence or taking a step back?
It’s a good idea to bottle up your emotions and not express them to anyone.
What is False? (Explain what you can do if you bottle up your emotions, in a healthy way).
The 5 Senses Grounding Technique. (5,4,3,2,1)
What are five things you can see, four things you can touch, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, and one thing you can taste?
This emotion happens when you think someone else has something you want. It can help you set goals or make you feel upset.
What is jealousy?
Trust in yourself, also known as this, means believing you can make good decisions and handle challenges.
What is self-trust or self-confidence?
Healthy boundaries are important because they help you maintain your sense of self and protect you from feeling overwhelmed. This is called maintaining your what?
What is personal integrity?
Talking to someone you trust when you’re upset can help you feel better.
What is True? (Explain how talking to someone you trust can make you feel better).