Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy coping skills.
- Read a Book, Writing/Drawing/Painting, Listening to Music, Spending Time with Friends/Family, Go for a Walk, Deep Breathing, Meditation
Name one example of an unhealthy coping skill.
Avoiding Help
- Fighting
- Yelling at others
- Harming others or yourself
Name 1 healthy coping skill you used this week.
:)
True or False: Talking to others about problems in our lives is a healthy coping skill.
TRUE! Talking to others allows us to share our emotions and problems so that we do not have to go through them alone.
List two ways to care for yourself physically.
healthy eating, good sleep schedule, good dental hygiene, exercise, drinking water, showering/bathing, getting in the sun
What gets wet while drying?
a towel
SHOW and DESCRIBE how you can use BREATHING as a coping skill!
Belly breathing, square breathing, taking the BIGGEST breath you can, IN through nose and OUT through mouth
Someone just made you upset and called you a name. What are all the unhealthy coping skills you can use to respond?!
Physical aggression, using hurtful words back, yelling, fighting, avoiding the issue
What is one benefit that a person can experience from using healthy coping skills
Feeling more relaxed, Having a clear mind to help solve your problems, Creating healthy relationships with others, Being able to think about your response to a situation,
True or False: Everyone uses the same coping skills.
FALSE! Everyone has different skills that work for them. We experience the same emotions, but we can experience and respond to them differently depending on what helps us.
why is self love important?
loving yourself leads to better self esteem, more relationship satisfaction, better coping skills, lowers anxiety and stress, builds self esteem and resilience, motivations for change, motivation for healthier choices in life
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left?
your left hand
Someone just made you upset and called you a name. Describe how you can use a healthy coping skill to respond!
What is one emotion that often lead people to engage in unhealthy coping skills?
Anger
Sadness
Anxiety
Jealousy
Depression
Guilt
Name 1 MENTAL coping skill and 1 PHYSICAL coping skill.
MENTAL: reframing negative thought, positive affirmation, taking perspective, labeling feelings
PHYSICAL: exercise, yoga, breathing, sensory, 5 senses
True or False: Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.
FALSE! Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered an unhealthy coping skill.
Positive self talk is a way to show yourself love. Name one example of how you can talk to yourself positively.
Example: I did my best and I can try again next time. I am enough.
What can travel all over the world but never leave its corner?
A stamp
What are clues to know when it's time to use my healthy coping skills?
When you start to feel like you are losing control of your behavior or your emotions
Name an unhealthy coping skill that can hurt your relationships.
Yelling, gossiping, saying hurtful things when angry, ignoring others, avoiding people, avoiding the issue
When does a healthy coping skill become unhealthy?
When it is done excessively and in a unhealthy way.
When it negatively affects your life
True or False: You don't need to practice your coping skills until you are upset.
FALSE! We get better at using our skills when we practice while calm. When we are upset, we often cannot think clearly, so it helps to have this already mastered beforehand.
Tell me one positive affirmation
(something kind about yourself, or that helps you get through/feel better/think differently about a situation)
What belongs to you be everyone else uses it?
Your name
What are some of the coping skills you are currently using?
everyone has their own that work for them! :)
Example: Anger and yelling --> exercise
Sadness, anxiety, anger --> artistic expression
Any feeling --> writing it down
Who can benefit from using coping skills? AND when should they be used?
EVERYONE ALL THE TIME
True or False: Coping skills can make you a better friend.
TRUE! They can make you more patient, stop you from saying things you don't need, and help you work through problems with others.
What is self-esteem? How would you say yours is (low, medium, high)?
how we see ourselves; confidence; our self-image and what we think about ourselves.
How do you make seven even?
Take off the S