Negative Coping Skills
The act of deliberately harming one's body with a knife, razor, or any sharp object.
What is Cutting
Running, biking, hiking, swimming, or walking are examples of this healthy coping skill.
What is exercise.
instant fixes for stress exists
What is false
the gas station clerk shorts you a dollar.. what is a healthy way to cope with this situation
What is talk it out
calling your support system when triggered, or under stress is an example of this crucial coping skill.
What is asking for help?
The act of avoiding and distancing yourself from the community.
What is isolating
This can be useful to get to the bottom of why you use in the first place.
What is therapy
no thought or feeling is wrong in itself, it is what we do with it that really counts
What is true
your girlfriend/boyfriend has cheated on you and keeps calling your phone over and over.. what is a health way to deal with this situation
What is set a boundary
If you are having a craving, counting the number of shapes on the wall, imagining your safe place, or squeezing your palms together are examples of this.
What is grounding
To eat excessive amounts of food, or use excessive amounts of substances, in short periods of time.
What is binging?
To focus on your thoughts, your breath, and your body is an example of this.
Mindfulness.
taking time for yourself each day is essential to coping with life's presures
What is true
a group member has said something that offends you.
What is talk to the group leader or talk to that person.
Telling your loved one that you cannot spend time with them if they are using is an example of
What is setting a boundary?
Yelling, insulting, pointing your finger, blaming, are examples of this kind of communication.
What is aggressive?
to put your thoughts down on paper
What is journaling
all stress is out of your control
What is false
Someone is up in your face yelling.. how can you deal with this situation in a healthy producive manner?
What is walk away?
Eating a healthy diet that includes daily intake of cooked vegetables, taking probiotics, avoiding sugar and refined carbohydrates will enhance this part of your body also known as your second brain.
What is your gut?
Putting yourself down, blaming yourself, and loosing hope can lead to case of these.
What are the F*ck its?
to talk to your friend or sponsor before acting on emotions
What is using your support system?
The limbic system is also called the emotional brain
What is true
It has been a rough day and you are thinking of using. You decide to use a tool you learned about in group called the "who, what," and...BLANK
What is Where?
People do this when they are trying to protect themselves, but really it just tells them that they are not okay, and causes more problems.
what is dishonesty?