Coping Skills
Take a 20 minute one of these can help.
What is a nap?
Sadness, anger, crying spells, mourning and missing of a loved one.
What is grief?
This type of anxiety is the most common. It doesn't have a specific trigger or situation that exacerbates it and can affect any areas of a person's life.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
With this technique you: Breathe in for 5 seconds, hold for 5 seconds, exhale for 5 seconds
What is deep breathing techniques.
True or False: It is possible to have depression and not anxiety.
True.
Family, friends, pastor, neighbor
What is a support person?
Excessive worry, poor concentration, memory problems, sweaty palms, racing heart, panic attacks
What is anxiety?
Behaviors with this anxiety disorder include: Odd numbers only, turning light switch off and on three times before entering a room, triple checking answers
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
This technique requires using your imagination to think of a calm, relaxing, or happy place.
What is Visualization, Imagery?
True or False: Mental health is something every human being has.
True.
You need a comfortable pair of shoes to do this coping skill.
What is walking?
Low mood, loss of interest, feeling suicidal, low motivation and energy, withdrawing from situations that used to be of interest
What is depression?
When the anticipation of an event creates more anxiety than the event itself.
What is anticipatory anxiety?
Monks use this technique often hours a day. When first starting this technique, it is recommended to try and start with two minutes and train the brain to focus and not wander. You may do it sitting or laying down.
True or False: People with mental illness are always violent.
False.
Jokes, funny stories, laughing, comedies on TV
What is humor?
Mood swings, Mania to Depressive Episodes. Can often effectively be treated with medication and therapy.
What is Bi-Polar Disorder?
Weddings, funerals, and parties can be especially difficult for someone who struggles with this type of anxiety.
What is social anxiety?
Birds, water, clouds, grass, trees
What is nature?
True or False: Statistically women struggle with depression more often then men.
True.
What are hobbies?
Flashbacks, anger outbursts, on edge, nightmares, agitation, fear, guilt
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
What is Agoraphobia
What is Progressive muscle relaxation?
True or False: Women try to commit suicide more often then men.
True. Men are more effective with completing suicide attempts but don't have as many.