Triggers
What is an anxiety trigger?
Situations, thoughts, or event that cause us to feel anxious.
True or False: We can feel anxiety throughout our bodies.
True: Often times when we feel anxiety, we feel it in our stomach, our heart, our head, etc.
What are deep breathing skills?
Deep Breathing skills are a set of slow breaths that help us feel calm when we are anxious.
Milo gets nervous anytime he has to give a speech in front of his class. What is Milo's trigger?
Giving a speech in front of his class
Michelle feels anxious everytime her Math teacher calls her name in class. Her hands start to sweat, her heart races, and her stomach begins to hurt. What is the trigger? What are two ways Michelle's body is telling her she is anxious.
Math teachers calling her name in class. sweaty hands and racing heart.
Self-talk is a conversation we have with ourselves throughout the day. It can be positive like "you can do this!" OR negative like "You're are the dumbest person ever!"
False: Everyone feels anxious at one time or another in their life, which is completely normal.
True or False: We can have a hard time concentrating when we feel anxious? What part of the body is anxiety affecting when this happens?
True: We can have a hard time concentrating when we feel anxious. Her mind.
Michelle is using negative self-talk.
True or False: We can learn how to manage anxiety by using coping skills.
True: Coping skills can help us learn to manage our emotions and lessen anxiety.
True or False: An anxiety attack can feel like the person is having a heat attack?
True: Anxiety can make our hearts race, and hard to breathe.
What are coping skills? Tell us your definition and give us some examples.
Coping skills are tools and activities we use to help us feel better when we feel stressed. Examples of coping tools are drawing, breathing exercises, talking to an adult, etc.
What is anxiety? Tell us your definition of Anxiety!
Anxiety can be a thought or feeling of worry that something bad or scary is going to happen.
Johnny notices every time he turns off the light at bedtime he starts to feel anxious he is going to see monsters. His heart starts racing, his hands get sweaty, and his legs start to shake. What is Johnny's trigger? What are two ways Johnny's body is telling him he is anxious.
nighttime is the trigger. sweaty hands, shaking legs, racing heart.
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