Feeling Anxious
A coping skill that involves the lungs and can be used to ground yourself
What is deep breathing?
Another term for practicing kindness towards oneself
What is self-compassion?
A common sensory tool you can use by squeezing it for physical relief.
What is a stress ball?
An activity one does for oneself to unwind. Some examples may include going for a walk or taking a shower.
What is self-care?
Things you do to promote good sleep.
A writing activity in which uses as a tool to process and reflect their emotions and/or thoughts
What is journaling?
What is a goal?
a type of therapy using the sense of smell to calm, ground, or alert yourself.
What is aroma therapy?
A doctor that specializes in mental health and can prescribe mental health medications.
What is a psychiatrist?
A way to organize your medication that separates it by day.
What is a pillbox?
An activity that uses mindfulness or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity to train attention and awareness and achieve mental clarity and emotional stability.
What is meditation?
An activity to increase your energy level that involves moving your body and increasing you heart rate.
What is exercise?
This activity involves the auditory system and is often used when exercising, driving, or going for a walk.
What is listening to music?
What is a Partial Hospitalization Program?
A group of individuals you can rely on?
What is a support system?
A coping skill that targets each by tensing each muscle group individually before releasing?
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
Positive statements that can help you challenge negative thoughts.
This scent is often used to relax and wind down for bedtime.
What is lavender?
A provider who helps you process events, emotions, and challenges.
What is a therapist?
This is an example of: I want to walk 2 miles by the end of the day.
What is a SMART goal?
A type of coping skill that connects you with the presence.
What is a grounding coping skill?
Research shows that completing these activities daily lead to an increase in mood.
What are ADLs? (i.e. showering, oral hygiene, eating, sleeping, dressing, and functional mobility)
A structured exercise in which you use your vision or hearing to explore a nature setting within you mind. Often this is used for relaxation
What is guided imagery?
Form of therapy intervention that addresses ones thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Common group of medications used to treat anxiety or depression?
What are SSRIs?