Coping Skill
What is a coping skill?
It is what a person does to better handle difficult emotions and stress.
What is self-soothing?
Learning to calm yourself down when you are upset.
What is a coping skill you can do when you're sad?
Blue, down, crying, alone, unhappy
What is a sensation?
Name 3 people you can talk to when you are experiencing difficult feelings
My counselors, my mom, my family, friends
What are some ways you can calm your body from anxiety?
Do 3 deep breaths!
Relaxed, still, quiet
Calm
How does our bodies tell us that we are hungry?
Stomach growls, feeling a little lightheaded
Name 3 things that you can do to help yourself when you are upset
Talk to my family/friends, ask for help, take a few deep breaths, color/draw, writing my feelings down in a journal
What are your favorite smells?
What is your go-to coping skill?
Red, hitting, yelling, raising my voice
Angry
How does our bodies tell us that we are tired?
Yawning, eyes drooping
How do coping skills help us?
Coping skills help us with working through and better understanding our emotions and stress.
Give yourself a big hug!
Smiling, chatty, laughing
Happy
How does our bodies tell us that we are feeling cold?
Shivering, goosebumps
Visualize a peaceful place
How do you calm yourself down when you get anxious?
What is one benefit of using a healthy coping skill?
Worried, stomach doesn't feel very good, heart is beating really fast
Anxious
Can feelings cause sensations in our bodies?