Healthy Coping Skills
This coping skill uses your vocal chords, makes noise out of your mouth, and often sounds beautiful. It often includes music and instruments in the background.
Singing
This term relates to talking about your feelings and problems to a professional and working through these things. It is not usually free.
Therapy
This is Dad's favorite Christmas movie
Rudolph
This is a habit and unhealthy coping skill that is very bad for your lungs, teeth, and overall health. It includes breathing in and out and is done outside.
Smoking
This is faster than walking, usually done outside, and increases the heart rate. Mom enjoys doing this.
Running
This coping skill involves a fruit that is cold and when used on your wrists, neck, or face, helps you to calm down
Frozen oranges
These are form of health helper and a prescribed by a doctor. You should never take someone else's as they are specific to each person. They can help with symptoms of mental illness
Medication
This is an activity that mom does almost daily. She has won medals doing this and has been doing it since childhood.
Running
This involves raising your voice in a tone and attitude that is not kind.
Yelling
This is a tool to show yourself some love. It can be as simple as brushing your teeth, reading, taking a bath or shower, or deep breathing. It is intentional time for yourself
Self-care
This coping skill takes a few minutes for it to work and uses the lungs and mouth. It requires you to slow down.
Deep breathing
This term relates to feeling overwhelmed, not knowing what to do, and feeling out of control. It is often associated with worry and mental tension.
Stress
This is the only bird that can fly backwards.
Hummingbirds
This is a result of being mad, but is not necessary. It involves hurting others, whether emotionally or physically.
Acting on anger
Westin does this to gain muscles. It can be very difficult but when done over a long period of time, can produce visible results in your body.
Weight lifting
This coping skill is a four letter word that each letter stands for something and is also a common red street sign.
STOPP (stop, observe what is going on around you, practice a coping skill, and proceed)
Boundaries
This is Libby's favorite thrift store.
Circle of Care
This is when you choose not to tell the truth and give false information
Lying
This is something we should do daily but often forget. It is not usually seen as exercise but actually is. It involves making things look better than they did previously. You have a list of these to do daily assigned by mom and dad.
Cleaning the house/chores
This coping skill often includes closing your eyes, using your imagination, and listening to soothing music
Meditation
This term means having an unhealthy attachment to someone whom you rely heavily on for happiness. It is often known as "relationship addiction" because it is very hard to let go or detach from the person
Codependency
This was the first type of meat soup ever eaten by humans.
Hippo soup
This happens when you do not express how you feel and hide your emotions instead of expressing your true feelings.
Holding things in
These grow from either the ground, bush, or trees and are very good for your body. You should eat multiple of these per day.
Fruits and vegetables