Coping Skills
When you find something fluffy to touch
What is petting your pet
When you clench your fists, your face feels hot, and you begin to yell
What is anger
What is thinking positively about yourself and your abilities
What is self-esteem
When you share your feelings with another human and request their assistance
What is asking for help
Are all thoughts facts? Yes or no.
What is no!
When you find a human and ask for a squeeze
What is asking for a hug
When you did not expect something to happen
Name one great thing about you
Anything that is positive :)
The best way to let someone know how you are feeling
What is an I statement
Thoughts about ourselves that are helpful to us
What is positive self-talk
When you move around and burn off your energy
What is exercise
When you thought or hoped something would happen, but it didn't
Being kind to yourself when you are having a hard time, like being your own best friend
What is self-compassion
What we do when we have hurt someone, even if we didn't mean to
What is apologize
The two things that our thoughts influence
What is our emotions and our behaviors
When you transport yourself into a different time and place through written word
What is reading
When your chest feels tight, your eyes feel watery, and your mood is low
What is character strengths
When we ask directly for what we need without being aggressive
What is being assertive
The term that identifies why our brains are programmed to see problems/negatives
What is the negativity bias
When you inhale, hold your breath, exhale, and rest to a count of four, over and over
What is square breathing
When your face feels hot and you feel as though others are looking at or judging you for something that just happened
What is embarrassment
When you remind yourself of the things you can do and your positive qualities, like giving yourself a "pep talk"
What is positive self-talk
The way you feel/give love the most
The term for when we think about a worry thought over and over
What is ruminating