Let's Practice: Coping Skills
Positive Self Talk: Give an example of something you could say to yourself to help you feel better
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What is a coping skill?
Coping skills are strategies or techniques that can help you manage difficult emotions, stress, or challenging situations. These skills can include things like deep breathing, talking about feelings, drawing or writing, taking a break, using positive self-talk, or seeking support from trusted adults.
The best way to deal with anger is to find a healthy way to express it
True
Name a healthy coping skill
- Reading
- Writing/Journaling
- Listening to music
- Talking to friends/family
- Taking a walk
- Deep breathing
- Meditation
What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?
an anchor
Mindfulness Activity:
Let's Practice Deep Breathing Using the Box Method: Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds
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Which of the following is a benefit of using healthy coping skills?
a.) they reduce stress
b.) they allow us to create better relationships
c.) they allow us to have a healthy mind and body
d.) all of the above
D.) All of the Above
Feeling sad or angry is bad for you and we should avoid this feeling at all costs
False
Name a coping skill you can do when feeling sad?
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What has to be broken before you can use it?
an egg
Mindfulness Exercise: Lets Practice!
Look around the room for colours of the rainbow. Name one thing of each colour: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
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True or False:
Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.
Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered an unhealthy coping skill.
Every coping skill is healthy
False
Name a coping skill you can use when feeling anxious
What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
The letter M
Mindfulness Activity! Let's Practice.
Name 5 Things You Can See
Name 4 Things You Can Touch
Name 3 Things You Can Hear
Name 2 Things You Can Smell
Name 1 Thing You Can Taster
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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.
The same coping skills help everyone
False - Everyone is different, one skill may be helpful for you but not your friend
Name 2 Unhealthy Coping Skills
Fighting, isolating, bottling feelings up, sleeping too much or not enough, avoiding/ignoring feelings, being mean to others, negative self talk, avoiding social interactions, thinking negatively and many more
I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
Clouds