What does anxiety look like?
One of the most common things people with anxiety experience...
Lots of Worry
Worry Balloon
You imagine yourself attaching a worry to it, and you let it go and imagine it going into the sky!
Count to 10
Rockin!
Name one time your worry gets big?
What part of the body BEATS fast when someone is worried?
Their Heart!
Hot Chocolate Breathing
You smell hot chocolate and blow it out
Hot chocolate breath
Mmmmmm that hot chocolate sure does sound good!
What is one thing that someone else might do that can make your anxiety worse?
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Red face, lips closed tight, breathing might slow down.
What is ONE thing that helps you feel calm?
You know it!
Let's stretch!
You got it!
What is an anxiety trigger?
Something that can happen to make our anxiety happen or grow bigger
If someone is anxious at school, would it be harder to focus on class OR play with friends?
Difficulty Concentrating or staying focused.
Which helps you feel more calm? Reading or talking with a friend/parent?
Tell us how to ground (name different things in environment).
Three things to smell, three things see, three things touch.
True or False. Avoiding triggers to my anxiety helps me?
False. By avoiding triggers it allows the anxiety to grow into other areas and then you end up trying to avoid everything. Avoiding does not fix or help you decrease the anxiety it just makes it better, temporarily, in the moment but then it comes back.
How does your body feel when you feel anxious?
You figured it out!
What is the name of your anxiety monster? How do you challenge him?
Tell us :)
How do you boss back anxiety?
Give an example.
What helps you best when your anxiety is triggered?
Thats a good one!