Monday
This is a pose with relaxed upturned hands you can do standing, sitting or lying down
What is Willing Hands? (Distress Tolerance - Reality Acceptance?
This week, this heated game was played to an even draw.
What is Pictionary?
This is one of the exercise machines available down in the gym.
What is a stationary bike/elliptical/rowing machine?
The CMHA stands for this.
What is the Canadian Mental Health Association? (Resources)
This is something that gives me a sense of purpose, meaning, and direction in my life.
What are values? (Positive Psychology)
This acronym can help you set effective goals.
What is SMARTT? (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound, Toward)
This self-compassion skill can help us sit with our emotions. You mean I don't need to panic and freak out?!
What is RAIN? (Recognize, Allow, Investigate with Interest, Nurture)
I definitely read the social rec handout. This is how I know it's important for my physical and mental health to get at least this amount of moderate to intense activity per week.
What is 150 minutes? (Social Rec)
This feels so uncomfortable, but I know I need to stay in this situation until my SUDs reduce by at least half for this skill to be effective.
What is exposure? (CBT - Exposure)
Hmm, this unhelpful thought has been tricky for me to challenge. I'm going to use this skill to put this thought to the test using my actions.
What are Behavioural Experiments? (CBT - 3Cs)
You can use this game to decide how strongly you want to say no, or ask for something
What is the Dime Game? (Interpersonal Effectiveness - Factors to Consider)
I used this skill to change my automatic thought from "I'll never make it through Day Hospital" to "I can ask for help, and maybe I'll learn something new."
What is Change It? (CBT - 3 Cs)
I'm going to do something fun, enjoyable or relaxing every day to build my resilience. Oh, I guess I'm using this skill.
What is Accumulating positive emotions - short-term? (Emotion Regulation - Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind)
This is one the reasons it's important for me to stay connected socially.
What is - to have access to resources, to support my mental health, to live my values, to have fun or anything else that matters to me!
These breathing techniques can help me calm my body down.
What is paced breathing? Or What is the Valsalva maneuver? (Psychoeducation - Anxiety)
What is Half-Smile? (Distress Tolerance - Reality Acceptance)
I feel sick to my stomach, my palms are sweating, my heart is pounding in my chest. Oh, I guess this body response has been activated.
What is Fight, Flight or Freeze? (Psychoeducation - Anxiety)
I'm super hangry and tired right now. I guess I forgot to attend to this skill...
What is PLEASE? (Emotion Regulation - Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind)
Knock Knock. Who's there? It's this skill - which can help me break the ice and cope in hard times.
What is humour? (Social Interactions)
I want to build a life worth living by using this skill.
What is - Accumulating Positive Emotions - Long Term (Emotion Regulation - Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind)
Facing a painful life event you'd rather avoid? You can use this skill to help point you on the path to acceptance.
What is Turning the Mind? (Distress Tolerance - Reality Acceptance
I really want to work on my fear of heights so I can go climbing with my friends. My case manager told me I should not start by going skydiving. What?! Instead, they told me to build one of these to help me work on this gradually...
What is an exposure ladder? (CBT - Exposure)
I just worked my way up to ordering some food in a new language. I used this skill to help me feel more accomplished and confident.
What is Build Mastery? (Emotion Regulation - Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind?)
This term refers to the struggle that occurs when we believe our moment-to-moment experience should be other than it is.
What is resistance? (Self-Compassion - Mindfulness)
This was my favourite moment in Day Hospital this week
What is - you tell us!