Coping Skills
What are Coping Skills?
Coping Skills are tools that we learn in order to manage strong emotions.
What is Self-Care?
Self-Care is taking care of ourselves regularly to help prevent high emotions. Self-care can look different for everyone.
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is when you take time to slow down and be aware of what is going on around you. This can mean breathing, shifting your focus, or slowing things down.
What are some things that can make me have strong emotions?
This can be different for everyone!
When should we use coping skills?
When we have strong emotions and need to calm down! or when we feel strong emotions coming on!
When should you use self-care?
Regularly!
When should you use Mindfulness?
When I am feeling overwhelmed/ angry/ sad/ anxious/ etc.
When do I notice having these emotions.
Some people can notice them when they around certain people or when they are hungry or grumpy, etc.
What are some coping skills that you know of/if any?
Just seeing what we already know! :)
What is something you can do for yourself every day?
Examples:
Brush your teeth, make your bed, eat, play outside, etc.
What are some Mindfulness skills that you know/ if any?
Just seeing what you know!
In the past what has helped calm my emotions down?
What are some coping skills that you do not like!
Its okay to have ones that don't work for you, everyone is different!
What is something that makes you happy?
Examples: Play outside, Play with friends, eat ice cream, etc.
What are some Mindfulness skills that you do not like!
Everyone is different and some people don't like slowing their minds down. It can be scary.
What are some things that haven't worked to calm my emotions down?
Lets learn some new ones!!
We'll talk about ways we can use coping skills and when to use them
Lets learn some new ones!!
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Lets learn some new ones!!
Free Space
For you to tell me whatever you'd like or ask anything you'd like :)