BALANCED THINKING
What words are used for ALL thoughts?
Everything, everyone, always
True or false, we have emotions underneath anger sometimes.
True or False: T.I.P. is a helpful skill to use at a HIGH mood rating
TRUE! T.I.P. is a great skill to use when our mood ratings are at an 8,9, or 10!
What are examples of unhelpful communication?
Yelling, screaming, hitting, hiding, ignoring, etc.
What is your favorite animal?
So cool!
What words can we use to describe nothing thoughts?
No one, never, nothing
Name two emotions that might be under anger (our hidden emotions).
Nervous, embarrassed, sad, uncomfortable.
What does the T in T.I.P. stand for?
Temperature change!
What are the three different communication styles? HINT: they are 3 different animals.
Aggressive tiger, passive turtle, assertive owl.
If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be?
Wow, so cool!
What are cognitive distortions?
What is a skill you can use to help cope with your hidden emotions?
Positive self-talk, DISTRACT, lemons to lemonade, wise mind
What does the I in TIP stand for?
Intense exercise and intense flavor!
When we are communicating like a passive turtle, do others know what we need?
NO!
Would you rather have a axoltl or a lizard?
Great choice!
True or false: all-or-nothing thinking are ANTS that make us think things are 100% true.
TRUE!
Name a situation where you acted angry and thought you were angry but might have actually been feeling another emotion.
Losing a baseball game, getting an answer wrong
What does the P in T.I.P. stand for?
Progressive muscle relaxation or PMR!
Which of the two communication styles are unhelpful?
Aggressive tiger and passive turtle.
If you were given a million dollars and had to spend it all in one week, what would you buy?
Woah!
Reframe this thought...
"I never get to do what I want."
"Sometimes, I get what I want."
What percentage of our iceberg is actually seen by other people?
A.) 50%
B.) 10%
C.) 90%
D.) 100%
B.) 10%
For each letter of T.I.P., give an example of something you can do to practice it.
Temperature Change: hold ice, drink cold water
Intense Exercise & Flavor: Do a wall sit; eat a mint
PMR: pencil squeeze, push pull dangle
Give an example of communicating like an assertive owl.
Ex: asking for help, using a DEAR, calm voice, calm body, using a skill.
Name all of the group staff!
Harrison, Tiffany, Jadira, Rob, Emma, Sam, Shannon, Jordan, and Eliana.