Self Care
Lush, a popular beauty company, is famous for these handheld inventions that are typically packed with essential oils, scents, and dry ingredients which cause them to effervesce when wet
Bath bombs
A mental training practice that teaches you to slow down racing thoughts, let go of negativity, and calm both your mind and body by being present in the current moment. Can be guided or not.
Mindfulness Meditation
A common illness which causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home
Depression
This kind of exercise includes poses such as scorpion, bridge, and lotus
Yoga
A subjective categorization of external expressions of genes because humans tend to need ways to describe the world around them
Race
The average adult needs around this many hours of sleep
7-9 hours
A CBT exercise intended to help clients practice recognizing the links between their environment, thoughts, and feeling by tracking their moods throughout the day.
Mood chart
A stress-related, short-term, non-psychotic disturbance in which symptoms develop when the person is responding to a particular event or situation, for example a loss, a problem in a close relationship, an unwanted move, a disappointment, or a failure
Adjustment disorder
Several studies have found that this candy can help to reduce stress
Dark chocolate
Due to the current restrictions surrounding COVID-19, many agencies have moved to this method of treatment/meeting clients
Telehealth
Fermented foods, such as this popular fermented tea, can improve immune function, aid in digestion, and improve overall gut health
Kombucha
A method of tracking things that we are thankful for in our everyday lives
Gratitude journal
An anxiety disorder in which time people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas or sensations that make them feel driven to do something repetitively. The repetitive behaviors, such as hand washing, checking on things or cleaning, can significantly interfere with a person’s daily activities and social interactions.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
The actions we take to deal with stress, problems, or uncomfortable emotions. These can be healthy or unhealthy. Unhealthy forms of this can lead to bigger issues with mental health, substance abuse, etc.
Coping strategies
A type of regulation that responds to a change in conditions by initiating responses that will counteract the change. Maintains a steady state. Meant to stop a behavior that threatens the homeostasis of the system
Negative feedback
What chemical does your body release when you exercise?
Endorphins
Naming 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste is a popular one of these methods/techniques to help in calming anxiety
Grounding
A disorder in which a person excessively saves items that others may view as worthless. They have persistent difficulty getting rid of or parting with possessions, leading to clutter that disrupts their ability to use their living or work spaces.
Hoarding disorder
A type of journal by Keri Smith, it is an illustrated book featuring a subversive collection of suggestions, asking readers to muster up their best mistake - and mess-making abilities to fill the pages of the book (and destroy them). Examples of suggestions include poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting with coffee, coloring outside the lines, and more.
Wreck This Journal
In a research study, a group of subjects to whom no experimental stimulus is administered and who should resemble the experimental group in all other respects is called
Control group
An eating style that promotes a healthy attitude towards food and body image with the idea that one should eat when hungry and stop when full. A self-care eating framework that integrates instinct, emotion, and rational thought
Intuitive eating
This DBT acronym promotes checking in with oneself to ensure that basic needs are covered in order to minimize the chance of self-destructive behaviors
HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, & Tired)
A personality disorder characterized by lack of stability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity; angry outbursts; intense fear of abandonment; recurring suicidal gestures. May experience intense episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that can last a few hours to a few days
Borderline Personality Disorder
A deep relaxation technique that has been effectively used to control stress and anxiety, relieve insomnia, and reduce symptoms of certain types of chronic pain. This activity is based upon the simple practice of tensing, or tightening, one muscle group at a time followed by a relaxation phase with release of the tension
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
A 1992 book by Gary Chapman which outlines five ways to express and experience love between romantic partners. This "quiz" has since been adapted to apply to parent/child relationships as well.
The 5 Love Languages