Individual Coping Skills
How can listening to music be used a coping skill?
Listening to music can be relaxing and can help take your mind off of stressors.
How can helping another person be used as a coping skill?
Helping others can improve our mood and make us feel good about ourselves.
All coping skills are good
False. Some coping skills can be helpful for sometime but have have short and/or long term consequences like substance use.
What kinds of coping skills could be considered distraction?
puzzles, books, artwork, crafts, knitting, crochet, sewing, crossword puzzles, sudoku, music, movies, etc
What is mental health?
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. This is different from mental illness.
How can participating in leisure activities be used as a coping skill?
Participating in leisure activities provides an opportunity to have fun, relax, and socialize with peers.
How can talking to a family member be used as a coping skill?
Talking to someone about your problems/stressors allows you to express your emotions and feelings and get everything out in the open rather than bottling it up.
Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives
False. Coping skills helps us work through our problems and emotions.
What are some ways to self-soothe or comfort yourself through the five senses?
touching something (stress ball or blanket); something to hear (listen to music, noise cancelling headphones); something to see (snow globe, happy pictures); something to taste (sour candy, mint, tea); something to smell (lotions, perfumes, candle)
How many people in a given year experience a mental health condition?
One in five Americans.
How can exercising be used as a coping skill?
Exercising increases your energy and mood, focus, self-esteem and releases feel good endorphins into your brain. It also decreases your stress, depression, and chance of heart attack or other health conditions
How can going for a walk with a friend be used as a coping skill?
Not only is walking good exercise, but doing this activity with a friend provides an opportunity to talk about your stessors and improve your overall mood
Coping skills can only be used in a crisis
False. Coping skills be be used to prevent a crisis and can help you when your emotions are heightened.
What are some tools to center and ground yourself in the present moment?
meditation, relaxation recordings, ASMR, yoga, breathing exercises
What is the Suicide Hotline Phone Number?
988
or Text Hello to 741741
How can creating artwork be used as a coping skill?
Art can be used as a way to express your emotions/feelings.
How can socializing with others be used as a coping skill?
Socializing with others decreases feelings of loneliness and stress, and increases feelings of enjoyment and happiness.
Instant fixes for stress exist
False
What are some activities to do the opposite of what your impulse is telling you to do that is consistent with a positive emotion?
affirmations, motivational quotes/videos, something funny or cheering (movie, book, TV, music)
How many stress responses are there?
Four: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn