Body response
Coping with Anxiety
Jokes
Anxiety
Anxiety Actions
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Finish the sentence: With anxiety, our body experiences FIGHT - FLIGHT - _________.
Freeze!
100
What is anxiety?
Nice!
100
What does a turkey eat for dessert?
Peach Gobbler
100
When is a time you felt nervous this week?
Nice job!
100
How can you tell if someone is feeling anxious?
200
Name 1 thing that happens in our body with anxiety
Face gets hot
legs shake
heart beats fast
stomach feels queasy
breathing heavy
etc.
200
Practice one thing that you can do to help your anxiety
Take deep breaths
ask for help
face fears
etc.
200
Why didn't the turkey eat dinner at Thanksgiving?
Because he was already stuffed!
200
What is something someone in your family feels anxious about?
You got it!
200
Show me what an anxious face looks like
Nice job!
300
What are some signs that you are anxious? Name 3.
Face gets hot
legs shake, fidgeting, bouncing leg
heart beats fast
stomach feels queasy, stomach ache
breathing heavy or hard to breathe,
head hurts, feel dizzy
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Let's practice asking for help. Let's pretend we are feeling anxious.
Rock on!
300
How does "THANKSGIVING" always end?
With a "G"!
300
What are three things you sometimes feel anxious about?
You did it!
300
Act out the following feelings: Anxious Scared Worried
Great!
400
Name the last time you experienced anxiety and what you did to feel better
400
Mindfulness can help us with anxiety! Let's practice!
look around the room for colors of the rainbow. Name one thing of each color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
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Why shouldn't you put the turkey next to the dessert?
He'll gobble it all up!
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True/False: I am to blame for having anxiety.
False: A lot of things contribute to having high anxiety like genetics, brain factors, experiences etc.
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True/False: If we experience anxiety and don't run away, it will go away on it's own eventually.
True: Emotions including anxiety do not last forever. If we allow ourselves to feel it, it will go away on its own.
500
This is what happens when our body prepares for a threat by giving a burst of energy and heightens our senses.
What is Flight-Fight-Freeze?
500
True/false - Anxiety is dangerous and should be avoided at all costs!
False- anxiety is our body's way of protecting itself. Having some anxiety is helpful. Having too much can be problematic. Learning how to cope with anxiety is key!
500
What ring tone does a turkey have on it's phone?
WING! WING! WING!
500
What did you do when you felt anxiety this week?
Good work!
500
True/false: learning to run away from situations that are not dangerous is helpful.
False: when situations are not dangerous, it is important to face your fears.