Coping Skills
This coping skill uses slow, controlled breathing to reduce stress.
What is deep breathing?
The process of making positive changes to improve health and wellness.
Question: What is recovery?
This emotion often occurs when something important is lost.
What is sadness?
Adults generally benefit from about 7-9 hours of this.
What is sleep?
Making decisions that balance emotions and logic.
What is Wise Mind?
Name 5 things you see, 4 you feel, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, and 1 you taste.
What is 5-4-3-2-1 grounding?
People, places, or things that increase the urge to use substances.
What are triggers?
An emotion that can signal a boundary has been crossed.
Question: What is anger?
Drinking enough of this helps physical and mental functioning.
What is water?
Accepting reality as it is without approving of it.
What is Radical Acceptance?
Writing your thoughts and feelings on paper.
What is journaling?
An action plan used when cravings become strong.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
Feeling nervous or worried about the future.
What is anxiety?
This healthy habit can reduce stress and improve physical health.
What is exercise?
The DBT skill used to ask for what you need effectively.
Question: What is DEAR MAN?
A healthy coping skill that increases endorphins and improves mood.
What is exercise?
Recovery often focuses on progress instead of this.
What is perfection?
The ability to recognize and understand emotions.
What is emotional awareness?
Eating consistent meals can help regulate this.
Question: What is mood?
The DBT skill that helps maintain relationships.
What is GIVE?
A coping skill involving calling a trusted support person instead of isolating.
What is reaching out for support?
Continuing to use a coping skill even when it feels difficult shows this quality.
Question: What is perseverance?
Naming and accepting emotions without judgment is called emotional _____.
What is validation?
A daily routine can create more of this in recovery.
What is stability?
The DBT skill focused on self-respect.
What is FAST?