Coping Skills
It not only lets you air your frustrations but tracks your progress.
What is Journaling?
I see 5 things, I feel 4 things, I hear 3 things, I smell 2 things, and I taste 1 thing.
What is the 5 senses?
I only see the bad in situations.
What is discounting the positive?
Feeling overwhelmed, sad, anxious, hungry, and bored.
What are primary emotions?
An important part of communication.
What is listening?
Allows you to feel at peace with yourself and can be a full sensory experience. Enjoy the scents, the sounds, and warmth.
What is meditation?
I put my hand on my chest and one on my belly and breathe.
What is deep breathing?
You make a mistake and everything is a total failure!
What is all or nothing thinking?
Feeling angry can hide many emotions.
What is a secondary emotion?
Walking a mile in someone elses shoes.
What is empathy?
Exercise, playing sports, crying, and laughing.
What are tension releasers?
This counteracts the anxiety response.
What is relaxation response?
The words "always" or "never" frequently appear in sentences.
What is overgeneralization?
Losing your patience while sitting in traffic and you have an outburst of anger.
What is an anger trigger?
If someone is not speaking you can rely on certain ques that indicate how someone may be feeling.
What is body language?
Eating right and getting enough sleep.
What are physical coping skills?
Attention is the most important part of this activity.
What is distraction?
I know what this person is thinking and I know what events will unfold.
What is jumping to conclusions?
Walking away and counting to 10.
What is an anger management coping skill?
I rarely say what I am thinking or how I feel.
What is passive communication?
Adjust your schedule, prioritize tasks, use assertive communication, and schedule time for yourself.
What is limit or boundary setting?
Tensing and releasing.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
Exaggerating the importance of shortcomings and minimizing the importance of desirable qualities.
What is Magnification?
A way of communicating to express how you are feeling to another person.
What are "I" statements?
I like sarcasm and starting rumors about those I don't like.
What is passive aggressive communication?