Adaptive Coping Behaviors
This skill involves leaning on your relationships and saying “yes” to activities in the community.
What is "Social Support"?
This coping behavior involves altering your consciousness to avoid dealing with the stressors.
What is substance abuse?
Examples of this include running, swimming, or playing pickleball.
What is exercise?
Here come bad news talking this and that (Yeah)
Well give me all you got, don't hold back (Yeah)
Well I should probably warn you I'll be just fine (Yeah)
No offence to you don't waste your time
Here's why
Because I’m …
What is Happy - Pharrell Williams?
You get a gift or a small treat from your partner that tells you he/she was thinking about you.
What is receiving/giving gifts?
A mental exercise that trains attention and awareness. Namaste.
What is meditation?
This coping skill involves avoiding other people, and occasionally results in becoming a hermit who lives in the woods.
Examples of this might include taking a bath, doing your nails, getting a haircut, or splurging on nice lotion.
What is personal hygiene?
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
What is Shake It Off/Taylor Swift?
You and your partner hold hands, kiss, hug, or sit close together.
What is physical touch?
This coping skill involves “rocking out” to some “cool jams”
What is listening to music?
Examples of this coping behavior may include cutting, or risk-taking behavior
What is self-injurious behavior/self-harm?
This consists of a balanced mix of carbs, proteins, and fats.
What is a healthy diet/nutrition?
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion
And you're gonna…
What is Roar - Katy Perry?
Your partner congratulates you, tells you "great job!", tells you that you look attractive, or thanks you for something
What are words of affirmation?
This coping skill helps to build endorphins. Endorphins make you happy.
What is exercise/physical movement?
This maladaptive coping skill involves eating large quantities of food in a short amount of time, or watching an entire show on Netflix in one night.
What is binging?
Attending, and participating, in sessions, not interfering in others’ treatment, and giving feedback to your providers
What is participating in treatment?
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still…?
What is Unwritten/Natasha Beddingfield?
Your partner does a chore for you, runs an errand for you, or takes care of something without having to be asked
What are acts of service?
Some examples of this skill might be taking a bath, cleaning your house, getting a manicure, or buying yourself a new garden gnome
What are self-care activities?
This coping behavior is avoidance at all costs, and it’s not just a river in Egypt
What is denial?
Investing time, actions, money in oneself to promote wellbeing
What is self-care?
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies…
What is This Is Me/The Greatest Showman?
You and your partner have a date night, go on a trip together, or have a deep conversation
What is quality time?