What is Trauma?
A scary, violent, or confusing thing that happens to a person
Trauma
When you feel really mad
Coping skill to distract
What are drawing, reading, playing video games, playing with toys, watching TV or videos, or playing sports?
Who can you talk to at home?
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What is therapy?
A place you go to talk about things, learn skills or new things, and learn more about yourself
What is avoidance?
Not wanting to think or talk about what happened
When you feel really down and want to cry
What is sadness?
A coping skill where you move your body to help feel better
What are sports, exercise, or yoga?
Who can you talk to at school?
A teacher or counselor
What can therapy help you with?
Feeling less afraid, talking about things that have happened, helping sleep, feeling heard and understood, feeling less angry
How does trauma affect sleep?
Trauma can make it hard to go to sleep or stay asleep all night, cause nightmares, or make night feel more dangerous
When you are able to relax and feel good with the people around you
What is feeling calm or safe?
A coping skill that uses your lungs to calm down
What is breathing?
Who can you talk to outside of home?
Extended family, therapist
What is confidentiality?
A rule that your therapist has to keep what is shared private unless you tell them a child is being hurt, planning to hurt themselves, or planning to hurt someone else
How does trauma make people think differently?
Trauma may make people afraid of things they were not afraid of before, think that the world is scary, or think that they are "bad"
When you feel worried or nervous
What is Anxiety?
A coping skill when you think of being somewhere else or listen to an audio telling you to focus
What is meditation or mindfulness?
What can you do if no one is available to talk right away?
Some options: write down your feelings, record a voice note, reach out to some to schedule a time to talk
Do feelings last forever?
Nope
How many kids experience at least 1 traumatic event before 18?
66%
When you feel really, really angry!
What is Furious?
A coping skill where you tense your body and let it go to help relax your muscles
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
Who can you talk to if you feel unsafe in the moment?
911, call adult you trust
What is your favorite thing to do in therapy?
I don't know, what is your favorite thing?