Coping strategies
List 2 coping mechanisms
1. Give yourself distance between thoughts and action(feeling overwhelmed allow yourself to decrompress)
2. Avoid drugs and alcohol
3.make home safe
4.don’t keep these thoughts to yourself(hotline or friends)
5. Socialize with others
Someone keeps talking about being a burden to others, having no reason to live, and joking about wanting to “just die”. Are these a warning signs?
Yes
After a long day of tossing ammo ______ says “if I see one more ammo crate, I’m going to off myself” and someone responds “you won’t”. Is this a proper way to handle the situation?
Joking or not you don’t know if they are serious so don’t ply around like that.
Define resilience
The ability to recover quickly from difficulties
List 3 coping mechanisms
1. Give yourself distance between thoughts and action(feeling overwhelmed allow yourself to decrompress)
2. Avoid drugs and alcohol
3.make home safe
4.don’t keep these thoughts to yourself(hotline or friends)
5. Socialize with others
Your colleague is about to go to the promotion board. They are pacing back and forth and biting their nails. Is this a warning sign?
No
Someone wants to talk to you about their feelings, what do you do?
5 ways to practice self care
1. Do a daily journal
2. Make a fun music playlist
3. Take you meds on time
4. Try a new fitness routine
5. Learn yoga meditation
6. Schedule sessions with therapist
7.plan a lunch date with old friend
8. Crest diy self care kit
9. Eat healthy
10. Join a support group
Your NCO repeatedly asked you to do a task and due to personal reasons you did not complete it, resulting in the NCO yelling at you. What do you do?
Take a walk, deep breaths, explain the situation to the NCO or another NCO, take a bathroom break to cool down. Watch words. Etc.
You notice _______ is sleeping too much, isolating themselves, and behaving recklessly outside of work. Is this a warning sign?
Yes
Someone told you they were committing self harm, what should you do?
Don’t be sworn to secrecy but seek support
5 ways to practice self care
1. Do a daily journal
2. Make a fun music playlist
3. Take you meds on time
4. Try a new fitness routine
5. Learn yoga meditation
6. Schedule sessions with therapist
7.plan a lunch date with old friend
8. Crest diy self care kit
9. Eat healthy
10. Join a support group
You’re feeling down and your friends invite you to a party(which includes drugs and alcohol) what do you do?
Use healthy coping mechanisms. Stay in and talk to family or hang with friends who aren’t going to the party or making bad decisions.
You notice this week SGT Walker comes in to PT late everyday smelling like alcohol, is this a warning sign?
Yes
_______is going through marriage counseling and worried it won’t work. You tell them it’s gunna work out and they will be married forever! Is this the correct way to handle the situation?
No, don’t offer superficial reassurance. Offer hope concrete alternatives like a new marriage counselor or seek out help from another married couple.
How often should you practice resiliency?
Everyday or when needed or when possible
What is the number you can call if you are in pain and need someone to talk to?
1-800-273-TALK(8255)
Or Military Crisis Line
Or Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Your LT is searching guns and where to buy them, is this a warning sign?
No, it could be if other signs included
A new private is showing warning signs and wants to be left alone what do you do?
Do not leave them alone
______ uses yoga as self care but you do yoga everyday and still feel down, what do you do?
Practice other self care things to help you be resilient, not everyone uses the same techniques.