Riddles
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The Future
What are 4 healthy coping skills we can use when we feel anxious?
-deep breathing
- mindfulness
-exercise
-talk to someone about it, etc.
Feeling anxious can make your tummy hurt or make it hard to fall asleep
What is true
Do negative coping skills make anxiety worse?
YES
The cashier at the store shorts you a dollar in change, what is a healthy way to cope?
Talk it out with them in a calm manner.
Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people?
The Map
Breathing with long breaths especially as a method of relaxation is called what?
deep breathing
No thought or feeling is wrong in itself, it is what we do with it that really counts.
What is true
What is the act of avoiding and distancing yourself from others called?
Isolation
Someone is trying to argue with you, what is a healthy way to cope?
Use "I feel statements", stay calm and talk it out, compromise, walk away. Lots of correct answers.
Mr. Blue lives in the Blue house. Mrs. Yellow lives in the Yellow House. Mr. Orange lives in the orange house. Who lives in the White House?
The president
To put your thoughts down on paper
What is journaling
Taking time for yourself each day is essential to coping with lifes pressures
What is true
When you run away from your problems and not want to confront them head on. It is called what?
Avoidance
You have been studying really hard for a test. When you see the test your brain goes blank and you can't remember anything. What is a strategy you can use?
Deep breathing and positive visualizations
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle and…?
David
Squeezed in the hand and manipulated by the fingers to help relieve stress
What is a stress ball
All stress is out of your control
What is false
When you talk to someone rudely and you don't agree with them you are doing what?
Arguing
Someone is in your face yelling, how can you deal with this situation in a healthy and productive manner?
Walk away, wait until the person calms down before trying to talk to them
What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
Trouble
_______ is when you think about what is really true instead of what you're afraid might happen
using Logic
All stress is bad stress
This type of breathing makes anxiety worse
panting/ quick shallow breaths
Its been a rough day and your friend just keeps cracking jokes and not taking anything serious.. are they coping in an healthy way?