BIG Feelings
Anxiety is like this item in our home, school, and other buildings.
What is a fire alarm?
What is a worry you have?
School
Social Situations
Etc.
These are tools we can use to feel better when we are afraid, worried, or anxious.
What are "coping skills"
To determine if a worry is realistic or "true," we can look for this.
What is "evidence"?
Name a Disney movie involving snow.
What is Frozen
Tell me about 1 thing that makes you angry.
Rude people.
Homework.
Failing.
Who is someone who can help you with your worry?
Dad
Mom
Sister
Friends
This is a calming activity where you tense and relax muscle groups, one after another (i.e making lemonade).
What is "progressive muscle relaxation"?
We may want to change a worry thought if it is not true, or _________.
What is "unhelpful"?
How many pairs of tights will a male dancer wear in a lifetime?
What is ....approximately 4000.
Tell and show 1 way to calm your anger.
Deep breathing.
Yoga
Yelling into a pillow
Punching a pillow
When you are worried, what can you do to help yourself feel better?
Coping skills:
Deep Breathing
Coloring
Listening music
Hanging out with Friends, and Family
Watch a movies
Reading
Name one coping skill you learned in therapy.
Mindful (square) breathing
These are the three main ways people respond to danger.
What are Fight, Flight, and Freeze?
What was Mickey Mouse's first words?
What is "Hot Dog"
This is a feeling that warns us when there may be danger in our surroundings.
Anxiety
True or False: Anxiety is always bad.
False! Anxiety helps to keep us safe. It only becomes a problem when it frequently warns us of danger that isn't there.
This is the BEST way to feel less anxious, but it can also seem hard to do.
What is, "practice"?
Pick 1 feeling - say an action or behavior that someone with that feeling might do.
Stress- the person may cry, and want to be alone.
Anger- the person may punch, and or hit a wall.
Happy- the person may be smiling, and laughing.
WHO AM I?
A space ranger's arch nemesis?
What is Zurg!
What is something you can think while you're angry to make yourself feel better?
"Calm my body and mind."
"Take deep breaths."
A strength statement I can tell myself when I feel worried is....
Thoughts are emotions aren't facts.
I am safe right now, in this moment.
Change this negative thought into a positive.
I made a mistake.
Mistakes help me to learn better.
Think about a time you had a ____ feeling. Tell about what you were thinking.
Sadness - "I want to be alone."
Mad- " I'm frustrated with this homework assignment."
WHO AM I?
I ran away when I was suppose to be king.
Simba