Coping Skills
This simple activity involves putting pen to paper to express thoughts or doodle freely.
What is journaling?
This type of support involves talking with a trained professional about thoughts, feelings, and life challenges.
What is therapy?
TRUE OR FALSE? People can just “snap out of” feeling overwhelmed or stressed.
What is false? Mental health challenges aren’t solved by willpower alone.
This daily habit helps remove germs and refresh your skin, whether done in the morning or at night.
What is showering?
TRUE OR FALSE? Adults should sleep 10 hours every night.
What is false. Healthy adults should sleep between 7 and 9 hours per night, according to the National Sleep Foundation and CDC
Stretching or gentle movement like yoga helps relax these parts of the body.
This common form of therapy focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other.
What is cognitive‑behavioral therapy? (CBT)
TRUE OR FALSE? Talking about emotions with someone you trust can help reduce stress.
What is stress?
Brushing these twice a day supports both physical health and confidence.
What are your teeth?
Myth or Fact? Self-care is basically "pampering" oneself.
MYTH! Real self-care often involves hard work, such as setting boundaries, learning to say "no," eating nutritious foods, and establishing a consistent sleep schedule.
Saying kind, encouraging phrases to yourself is known as this.
What are affirmations?
This supportive relationship can include friends, family, mentors, or trusted adults who listen and encourage.
What is a support system?
TRUE OR FALSE? People who self-injure themselves do it for attention.
What is false? Believing that someone who self-injures does so for “attention” can further the shame and alienation that leads them to harm themselves in the first place.
TRUE OR FALSE? Hygiene is easy and is not difficult for most people.
What is false? Depression, anxiety, and PTSD can cause profound fatigue or apathy, making simple tasks like brushing teeth or showering feel overwhelming.
6-8 cups of ___ are recommended daily.
What is water.
Joining a club, group, or team helps build this sense of belonging.
What is community?
This type of treatment plan often includes setting goals, learning skills, and checking in regularly with a professional.
What is a treatment plan?
TRUE OR FALSE? The vast majority of people with mental health conditions are no more likely to be violent than anyone else, and are actually more likely to be victims of crime.
What is true. The majority with mental health conditions are NOT dangerous or violent.
This tip can help someone who is struggling with hygiene
If struggling, it is recommended to start small, such as setting a timer for 30 seconds of cleaning, using wipes instead of a full shower, or asking for help.
This type of "good stress" is perceived as being within your control and can be motivating.
What is Eustress
This skill involves focusing on the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
This approach focuses on building strengths, resilience, and positive emotions rather than only reducing symptoms.
What is positive psychology?
What is false. Mental health issues are common, with approximately one in five adults experiencing them annually.
TRUE OR FALSE? Hygiene is about your body.
What is false. Environmental hygiene is a way of hygiene!
A clean, organized, and uncluttered space is associated with reduced anxiety and better sleep quality.
The act of "politely stepping back" from social obligations to recharge your social battery.
What is Social Distancing (or taking personal time)