Coping Skills
This anxiety-reducing practice involves slow, intentional breaths and focusing on the present moment.
What is deep breathing or grounding?
This symptom of anxiety includes rapid, uncontrollable thoughts and physical restlessness.
What are racing thoughts?
This condition is marked by excessive worry and fear, often without clear cause.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
This stereotype wrongly suggests people with anxiety are...
What is “anxiety is overreacting”?
People with anxiety often show this strength due to their heightened awareness and sensitivity.
What is empathy or vigilance?
A healthy outlet for depressive thoughts, this activity involves writing down emotions.
What is journaling?
A hallmark of depression, this symptom includes persistent sadness and lack of energy.
What is fatigue or low mood?
This mood disorder involves persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities.
What is major depressive disorder?
This harmful belief implies people with depression are simply....
What is “depression is laziness”?
Many people with depression develop this deep emotional skill through introspection.
What is emotional intelligence or compassion?
People with psychosis may benefit from this strategy that helps distinguish reality from delusion.
What is reality testing?
These two hallmark symptoms of psychosis distort perception and belief.
What are hallucinations and delusions?
This mental illness includes symptoms like hallucinations and disorganized thinking.
What is schizophrenia?
This myth falsely links psychosis with...
What is “psychosis makes people dangerous”?
Individuals who’ve experienced psychosis may gain this unique perspective on reality and resilience, which they may express through Art or Music.
Creativity
This practice helps people with bipolar disorder monitor emotional highs and lows.
What is mood tracking?
Bipolar disorder often includes these extreme shifts in mood and behavior.
What are manic and depressive episodes?
This disorder includes alternating episodes of mania and depression.
What is bipolar disorder?
This stereotype reduces bipolar disorder to just being...
What is “bipolar people are just moody”?
People with bipolar disorder often display this trait during manic phases, which can fuel innovation.
What is creativity or high energy?
Creating rituals and talking about loss are examples of this grief-related coping approach.
What is processing grief?
This emotional experience includes yearning, guilt, and deep sadness after a loss.
What is grief?
This prolonged and intense form of mourning can interfere with daily life.
What is complicated grief disorder?
This misconception expects grief to be...
What is “grief should only last a few weeks”?
Grieving deeply can lead to this powerful emotional growth and appreciation for life, making people more...
grateful