Emotions
Good and bad emotions
What emotions do people feel all the time?
What is an emotion that comes and goes and is experienced short term?
Saying positive things to yourself to help you feel better.
What are affirmations?
Tightening your muscles and relaxing your body. Squeeze the lemon, stretching like a cat, barefoot in the mud.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
Look for positive solutions to situations. Asking an adult for help. Ways to move on past difficult situations.
What is problem solving?
Happy, joyful, hopeful, ecstatic, surprised.....
What are feel good emotions?
Feeling depressed or depression
What is an emotion where the person feels sad for two or more weeks?
Taking long deep breaths and holding your belly to feel the air coming in and out of your body.
What is belly breathing?
They listen to me, they make me feel good about myself, they spend time with me, and they are kind to me.
What is a good friend?
Worried about a friend saying that they want to hurt themselves or hurt others.
When it is time to reach out to an adult about a friend?
Angry, sad, jealous, mad, enraged, bored.....
What are difficult emotions that we feel?
Lacking motivation, sad all the time, crying a lot, losing appetite, wants to miss school, maybe hurting themselves
What are signs of someone being depressed?
Writing your thoughts down in a notebook.
What is journalling?
They talk negatively about me, they gossip about me, and they say hurtful things to me.
What is a negative friend?
An organization you can call when you are really worried about a friend and need an immediate check in on them.
What is safe2tell?
Failing a test, difficulty with friends, and trouble at home
What situations cause us to have difficult emotions?
What are things you can do to help keep a friend safe or when they are feeling sad?
Thinking, I am not good enough, I am a failure, I can't do this, everything is bad.
What are Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANT's)?
Being mean to someone daily, using hurtful words and physical agression
What is bullying behaviors?
Feeling overly sad, worried, confused, fearful for yourself, others or a friend
When is a good time to reach out to an adult?
Stomach ache, headache, nervousness, fidgeting, sweating, dry mouth, shaking
What are physical symptoms that our bodies experience during stress?
Tell an adult, parent, teacher or school counselor
What you do when you are really worried about a friend?
I can do this. Everything will be okay. I can let this go. I can handle this. I will survive and I will be okay.
What are Positive Self Talk (PST)?
Feeling like you want to hurt yourself. Hurting self can include purposefully failing a class or hurting your body.
What is self-harm?
Swimming, hiking, camping, picnics, BBQ's, bike riding, playing video games during break, hanging out with friends
What to do to enjoy your summer?