Coping Skills
Name a mindful breathing skill and how one would do it?
Lemon Squeeze, hot chocolate, turtle, star, happy hum, Lion, Cat, Square, Volcano, Candles, Wood chopper, lazy 8, Rainbow
What is Spiderman's real name?
Peter Parker
You lay on your back and put your feet in the air, making an L up the wall.
Legs up the Wall
"you did really well in group today!"... not really I got mad and shut down for a while.
YES this is a thinking error!
Called: Discounting the positive
True or False-It impossible for someone to lick their own elbow?
True- it is impossible- people cannot lick their own elbow.
What is a Mental Health trigger, give an example and what helps when feeling this?
Answers may vary but looking for answers that point to: when experiencing a trigger your body feels more tense, a trigger is any stimulus you avoid, react to in an intense way because of a negative experience. noticing you are going higher on 1-10 scale, thoughts are spiraling or negative, you might say or act in a way you'll regret later- Coping skills help.
The Sorting Hat
You close your eyes and imagine a place that relaxes you, you picture it in your head, what it sounds like, feels like, looks like, smells like. It could be a calm ocean with waves rushing over the sand or a place that makes you happy.
Positive Imagery
I see people talking without me. I bet they are talking about me and saying they don't like me!
YES this is a thinking error!
Its called 'personalizing' or 'assuming the worst'
True or False-An Ostrich can fly!
False! an ostrich cannot fly!
What is Rainbow Scan and why does it help our bodies and minds?
Rainbow Scan is scanning your environment for each color of the rainbow. It is a grounding skill and helps you feel in the present moment and take your mind off racing thoughts.
What do you call a group of Lions together?
A Pride.
You hold an imaginary cup of hot chocolate and pretend you can smell it, breathe in, then blow off the steam because it's too hot. You do this 3-5 times.
Hot Chocolate Breathes
I didn't earn all my points today and it was because that person made me mad. If they hadn't done that, I wouldn't have yelled and then I would have gotten all my points!
YES! This is a thinking error!
It's called: Blame-shifting. We blame others or see someone else's actions as bigger than taking accountability for how we reacted or what we did.
True or False- A baby goat is called a kid.
True! Baby goats are called 'kids'.
What are 3 basic things you can do each day to help with depression? (preventative skills)
What is the biggest LIZARD in the world?
The Komodo Dragon.
You name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can feel/touch, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste.
Grounding skill: 5-4-3-2-1
"I don't think anyone here likes me so why should I even try?"
YES! this is a thinking error!
It's called "all or nothing" thinking. It sets us up for failure and thinks everyone is out to get them!
True or False- if you shave a tigers fur- it will no longer have stripes!-?
False it will-Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Name a coping skill you'd tell a friend to use, to help them!
Breathing skills, mindfulness, 5-4-3-2-1, PMR, yoga, Legs up the wall, drawing/coloring, positive imagery, putty, slime, stress ball, break
If answer with "nothing" does not count.
What type is a baby Kangaroo called?
A Joey.
You start at your toes and squeeze and release, move up to your legs, squeeze them then release, then your stomach, squeeze and release, then shoulders, squeeze and release, then arms and hands, then your face- all the way until you've squeezed and released every muscle in your body.
PMR or Progressive Muscle Relaxation
"I'm feeling so upset my friend blamed me! But I know I didn't do it and I'm not in trouble so I can let it go."
No! This is not a thinking error.
This looks like: checking the facts, and choosing acceptance thinking- (acceptance is not approving or saying it's okay, it's accepting reality -of what we cannot control and moving forward in a healthy way.)
True or False- A Snail can sleep for up to 3 years.
True! A snail can sleep for up to 3 years!