Coping Skills
Name one coping skill.
Go for a walk, listen to music, take 5 deep breathes, hug a pet, etc.
True or false. Thoughts and feelings are the same thing.
False. Our thoughts and feelings are related, but they are not the same thing.
True or false. Mental health does not matter.
False; mental health is as important as physical health.
False.
Where do we "house" our thoughts? (Or, where do you think your thoughts?)
Our brains.
True or false. There is no help for anxiety or depression.
False. There are effective treatments for anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions.
True or false. It is important for me to see the best in me.
True.
Where do you feel feelings?
This depends...sometimes our stomachs, our hearts, our brains, or other.
True or false. If I have a mental health condition, I cannot go to work, day program, or enjoy life.
FALSE!!! People with mental health conditions can work, go to day program, or engage in many other activities and life milestones!
True or false. It is okay to ask for help.
Yes. Also, we have a crisis line that you can call if you are in crisis.
True or false. Thoughts and feelings can, and do, change.
True. We may think something (like the earth is flat,) and then we learn more about the facts of a situation and our thoughts or feelings can change.
True or false. If I have autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions, this means I did something to cause this condition.
False. Several mental health conditions are part of our neurobiology and we learn ways to cope or to effectively function in our life.
True or false. Doing something kind for another person can sometimes boost my mood or self-esteem.
True.
True or false. Some types of therapy help us to have more effective thoughts.
True. All of our brains work differently with our thoughts, and there are several types of (cognitive) therapies that help us to learn more about our thoughts and to avoid any thinking errors.
True or false. There is no point to talk about mental health conditions. Medicine is the only way to feel better.
False. Just like having a physical health condition, sometimes medicine can help, but talking about the condition and learning skills in how to manage the condition can also help, with or without medicine.