Self Care
Taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical health and mental health
What is self-care
The physical or mental response to an external cause, such as having a lot of homework or having an illness.
What is Stress?
A technique that has the ability to bring you to the present moment.
What is Mindfulness
An example where we find proof or evidence for our automatic negative thinking, we did this activity in group, we call this...
What is putting our "thoughts on trial"
One thing I've learned from the Stress Less group that will stick with me
What is one Take away from the Stress Less Group?
This is part of our health, it includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, act, make choices, and relate to others.
What is our Mental Health
Usually involves a persistent feeling of apprehension or dread that doesn't go away, and that interferes with how you live your life.
What is Anxiety?
This easy exercise is well known for stopping panic attacks in its tracks. Hint: Your body does it naturally!
What is deep breathing?
This is one strategy to use when you are experiencing the thinking trap "ignoring the positive"
What is making a list of positives to combat negative thinking? A daily gratitude list can also be helpful to promote a healthy mindset.
One example of a breathing exercise we practiced in the Stress Less Group
What is Box Breathing, color breathing, 4-7-8 breathing
Name 1 example of self care that we've talked about in our stress less group.
What is an example of self care?
Your body's reaction to stress and can occur even if there is no current threat. Generally it's internal.
What is Anxiety?
This technique can be used when you're feeling triggered and need to imagine a peaceful place or a person who brings you peace.
What is visualization?
A writing activity where we keep a record of identifying the triggering event, the thoughts, the feelings, and the actions is an example of.. regular practice of this can improve negative thinking patterns
What is a Thought Log?
One guided imagery activity that I remember from our group was..
What is Headspace's Changing Perspectives video, Lake Meditation, Thoughts on a River?
This can cause increases in anxiety, distractibility, anger, and fatigue.
What is neglecting self-care (sometimes we assume thing won't work, we are "too busy" to practice self-care, or we feel like it is "selfish" to practice self care)
Can be positive or negative. For example, it may inspire you to meet a deadline, or it may cause you to lose sleep.
What is stress?
5-4-3-2-1, counting backwards from 100, reciting a poem or song until we calm down
What are examples of grounding techniques?
The model used to describe how our thoughts, feelings, actions/behaviors that we referred back to often in group
What is the Thought Sensation Model or CBT Thought Model
One tool that I plan to use from our Stress Less Group is...
What is a tool you'll use from the Stress Less Group
Name 1 example of self care that we have talked about in our stress less group
What is an example of self care?
Affects your mind and body. You may experience symptoms such as excessive worry, uneasiness, tension, headaches/body pain, high blood pressure, loss of sleep.
What is Stress and Anxiety? (Both can lead to unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms)
A relaxation technique that involves tensing muscles, then relaxing them, one at a time.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
Examples of "Thought Traps" or Cognitive Distortions.
When you take in the whole picture - the good and the bad and are being constructive with your thoughts, this is an example of...
What is Healthy Thinking? Healthy Thinking is different from positive thinking. Being able to recognize, acknowledge and practice strategies for promoting a healthy mindset is key for overall health and well-being.