Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
An effective way to deal with uncomfortable emotions or situations (ex. journaling, listening to music, talking to someone you trust)
Healthy - effective, adaptive, help you move through something difficult (ex. music, exercise, deep breathing)
Unhealthy - maladaptive, ignoring how you feel/what you can do (ex. fighting, drugs/alc, excessive sleeping)
Give an example of a healthy distraction coping skill.
Take a break/a walk, drink water, use a fidget, art, journal
True or False: Coping skills are used to avoid problems/people in our lives.
False
Coping skills help us work through problems in a healthy way
What can you do if you notice you are beginning to use unhealthy coping skills/are having trouble using healthy coping skills?
Ask for help/talk to someone you trust, remind yourself of healthy skills you've used in the past, positive self-talk ("I can do this")