All the Feels
Happy
What brings you happiness?
How do you know you are happy? What does it feel like in your body?
How would you define a coping skill?
Coping skills are things that we can do in-the-moment, to help us turn down the volume of our emotions and avoid getting overwhelmed. They help us to get through stressful situations with a little more ease, and without doing something we'd regret later on.
Share one of your strengths and one thing you find challenging.
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True or False?
Some feelings are bad.
False.
Feelings are not good or bad. They are a bodily reaction that tell us something (for example, anxiety when in a new environment can help us stay alert and safe). Some feelings are more enjoyable or less enjoyable than others.
Sad
What is something that has made you sad recently?
What does it feel like inside your body?
Who is your role model and why?
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True or False?
You can control your feelings.
False.
You CAN control how you react to and cope with your feelings (how you behave).
You CAN control your thoughts (which can make feelings stronger/weaker).
But you CANNOT directly control your feelings (for example, you cannot tell yourself to stop being angry and suddenly all feelings are gone)
Anxious
What is something that has increased anxious feelings?
What does anxiety feel like in your body?
You choose! Share anything about yourself.
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True or False?
The average person has 60,000 thoughts per day.
True
Anger
How did you know you were angry? What did it feel like in your body?
Grounding exercise - 54321
My favorite memory is....
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True or False?
Feelings only last for about 90 seconds.
True.
Feelings are simply reactions within your body and brain. After 90 seconds, the initial chemical reaction is over. If you still feel fear, anger, anxiety, or any other emotion, it's not your body that's fueling it – it's your thoughts.
Shame
What is shame?
What does it feel like in your body?
Drawing or writing
Draw 2 different emotions on a piece of paper
OR
Take 2 minutes to write down any thoughts going through your mind
If I had 3 wishes, I would wish for...
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True or False?
Anger and anxiety come from the same part of the brain.
True.
Both anger and anxiety/fear come from the amygdala, which is a small almond-shaped part of our brain that helps us to survive.