Daily Coping
This means taking care of your basic needs like sleep, food, and hygiene.
What is self-care?
Triggers can be people, places, things, or _______.
What are feelings or emotions?
This is taking slow, deep breaths to calm your body.
What is deep breathing?
This is the feeling you get before acting on an urge or craving.
what is an urge?
This distraction involves moving your body to release stress.
What is walking or exercise?
This coping skill means asking for help instead of trying to do everything alone.
What is reaching out or using support?
HALT stands for hungry, angry, lonely, and _______.
What is tired?
This grounding skill helps you focus on what you can see, hear, feel, smell, and taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
This means noticing your thoughts instead of automatically believing them.
What is awareness or checking your thoughts?
This distraction helps by keeping your hands busy.
What is drawing, coloring, or fidgeting?
This is when you break a big problem into smaller, more manageable steps.
What is problem-solving?
This means putting time between a craving and a decision.
What is waiting it out or delaying?
This involves tensing and relaxing different muscles to release stress.
What is muscle relaxation?
This coping skill helps you talk back to negative self-talk.
What is positive self-talk or reality checking?
This distraction helps by keeping your mind focused.
What is reading, puzzles, or games?
This coping skill is about sticking to healthy habits even when you don’t feel like it.
What is consistency or follow-through?
This coping skill means avoiding or changing situations that make cravings worse
What is changing your environment?
This part of your body helps calm your nervous system when you slow down.
What is your nervous system or vagus nerve?
This is when you think one mistake means total failure.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
This coping skill means helping someone else to get out of your own head.
What is helping others or service?
This is having a plan for what you’ll do when stress or cravings hit.
What is a coping plan or relapse prevention plan?
This is an early warning sign that relapse could happen if nothing changes.
What is a warning sign or red flag?
This is using cold water or ice to help calm strong emotions fast.
What is cold water or ice grounding?
This skill means letting feelings come and go without acting on them.
What is sitting with feelings or riding it out?
This is a list of go-to activities you use when cravings hit.
What is a coping skills list or toolbox?