favorite things
coping skills
goals
situations
emotions
FUN THINGS
pitch this
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favorite food: (you can only pick one.maybe 2)
mexican
italian
thai
indian
chinese
BBQ
Korean BBQ
Vietnamese
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what is a coping skill?
100
what is a past accomplishment that you are most proud of?
100
You are eating by yourself at a table facing the door or a local restaurant when some people you know from high school enter. You aren't really close with them, but you are acquaintances.
What do you do?
100
tell me if this is true or not true:
i obsess over things a lot of times and have a tough time telling my brain to stop it.
i worry maybe a little too much over my child. I think she still needs more support and it's hard to see her growing up.
I still have nightmares from time to time.. usually involving my late husband.
Coping skills are difficult for me to recognize. I really don't have any productive way to calm down except for talking to somebody.
If i could have three wishes, it would be to be as thin as i was 20 years ago, have more time with my family for vacations, and to never feel sad ever again.
Please listen to your awesome counselor =0)
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100
the thrill is gone..
tell me if this is true for you in any area of your life.
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favorite hobby
200
are there good coping skills and bad coping skills?
200
Do you think that one's emotions makes it harder to think and consider the realization of goals?
in other words, when you feel depressed, do goals look very out of reach?
200
DAILY DOUBLE.
Bryan will give you a word and you have to return the word with one (or more) of your own. It is an association game.
please share the story of Fernanda in the third person.
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what is positive re-framing?
what is hypomania?
- Feeling abnormally upbeat
- Feeling jumpy
- Feeling euphoric
- Increased activity or energy
- Heightened self-esteem
- Trouble sleeping
- Talking more than usual
- Irritability or agitation
- Racing thoughts
- Taking behavioral risks, like making poor financial decisions
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strange brew, look what's inside of you.
what is he most likely talking about?
is "strange" a good word to describe any aspect of you? is that valuation good or bad? how so?
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favorite celebrity
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Would daily drinking be considered a coping skill?
yes, its a dangerous one though since it attacks the liver and causes damage to other areas of the body.
many use food for a coping skill.. "eating my feelings" as opposed to expressing them in a healthy way. Any thing can be used to cope for stress, and obviously not all of them are good ways to cope. People often self-medicate by using drugs or alcohol to numb their pain.
smoking is another one.. it tricks your brain into thinking you are calming down when in reality, it is raising your heart rate.. and depriving your muscles of oxygen, not to mention damaging the lungs.
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Which of the following, would be a good short term goal:
A. Getting up early
B. Recognizing triggers
C. Obtaining a Masters in Engineering
a trigger is something (or someone) that precedes a negative behavior or emotion.
it could be an ex-boyfriend or an aggravating situation that causes elevated stress.
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what is a place around where you live that you enjoy going to and proud to share to out-of-towners.
300
Please describe the following scene:
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Well I'm goin' away to leave
Won't be back no more
Goin' back down south, child
Don't you want to go?
Woman I'm troubled, I be all worried in mind
Well baby I just can't be satisfied
And I just can't keep from cryin'
Well I feel like snappin'
Pistol in your face
I'm gonna let some graveyard
Lord be your resting place
Woman I'm troubled, I be all worried in mind
Well baby I can never be satisfied
And I just can't keep from cryin'
Well now all in my sleep
Hear my doorbell ring
Looking for my baby
I couldn't see not a doggone thing
Woman I was troubled, I was all worried in mind
Well honey I could never be satisfied
And I just couldn't keep from cryin'
Well I know my little old baby
She gonna jump and shout
That old train be late man, Lord
And I come walking out
I be troubled, I be all worried in mind
Well honey ain't no way in the world could we be satisfied
And I just can't keep from crying
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favorite place around your town
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imagine that it is a beautiful early November and the year is 2031, lets just say the 15th of November, and you find yourself in the city, walking down the sidewalk and the city is buzzing. who is with you and how do you feel?
imagine that it is a beautiful winter day, Janury 19th let's just say, and the year is 2031. You are strolling down New York City. Who is with you? How do you feel?
400
Which of the following is a Long Term goal:
A. Identifying "blindspots" of my thoughts and behaviors that are irrational and damaging.
B. Reconnecting with a member of my family and getting more closure with them.
C. Overcome depressive feelings with coping skill strategies
all of them are pretty good long term goals!
400
Imagine you live in the following home and planning a weekend celebration. Who are you inviting?
400
As I read aloud each sentence, tell me what comes to mind:
Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen
Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
Being so restless that it's hard to sit still
Trouble relaxing
Worrying too much about different things
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400
Go where you want to
Do the things you feel
Walk around with a broken leg
And a hundred-dollar bill
Get yourself a pistol
Get yourself a dog
Stay up all night getting drunk
Sleeping on a hollow log
Walk until you're restless
Sleep until you're tired
Wake up without thinking
You're the one that I desired
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favorite memory of the recent past
500
what is a trigger?
do you think that recognizing your triggers could help you to short-fuse the action that leads you down the negative behavior?
500
Please finish the sentence:
I feel that counseling can __________________. One of the main goals that I think would really help me is _______________________ because _____________________________________.
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imagine that you come across this scene, what do you do?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
How would you describe Alex in this moment? What should he do if this feeling persists?
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Don’t you mind people grinnin’ in your face
Don’t mind people grinnin’ in your face
You just bear this in mind, a true friend is hard to find
Don’t you mind people grinnin’ in your face
You know your mother would talk about you
Your own sisters and your brothers too
They just don’t care how you’re tryin’ to live
They’ll talk about you still
Yes, but bear, ooh, this in mind, a true friend is hard to find
Don’t you mind people grinnin’ in your face
Don’t you mind people grinnin’ in your face
Don’t you mind people grinnin’ in your face
Oh, just bear, ooh this in mind, a true friend is hard to find
Don’t you mind people grinnin’ in your face
You know they’ll jump you up and down
They’ll carry you all 'round and 'round
Just as soon as your back is turned
They’ll be tryin’ to crush you down
Yes, but bear this in mind, a true friend is hard to find
Don’t you mind people grinnin’ in your face
Don’t mind people grinnin’ in your face
Don’t mind people grinnin’ in your face, oh, Lord