Self-Awareness
This activity involves regularly writing about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences to understand yourself better.
What is journaling?
Slow breathing that helps calm the nervous system.
What is deep breathing?
Feeling mentally and physically exhausted after long periods of stress.
What is burnout?
Friends, family, teachers, and mentors who help you when you're struggling or part of this.
What is a support system?
Getting 8-10 hours of this helps teens mental health.
What is sleep?
These are positive abilities or qualities that help you succeed and cope with challenges.
What are personal strengths?
Setting limits on activities or people that increase boundaries.
What is setting boundaries?
Stress that motivates you to perform well in stress.
What is positive stress?
Spending time with People who encourage healthy choices and positive behaviors.
What is positive peer influence.
Setting realistic goals for school, hobbies, or personal growth.
What is goal setting?
A realistic understanding of your personal strengths and areas of growth.
What is Self-Reflection or Self-Awareness
Spending time with a pet or animal to fell calmer and happier.
What is animal-assisted therapy?
The body's automatic reaction that prepares you to deal with danger.
The skill of clearly expressing your needs to others.
What is assertive communication?
Creating a schedule that allows tome for school, sleep, relaxation, and activities
What is time management?
This is a personal list of things that signal your mental health might be declining.
What are warning signs and triggers?
Focusing on five things you can see, four you can touch, three, you can hear, two can smell, and you can taste.
What is 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
This hormone increases when you're stressed.
What is cortisol?
Someone trained to help people manage mental health challenges professionally.
What is a therapist or Psychologist?
Activities like meditation, yoga, or breathing that help reduces stress and improve focus.
What are relaxation techniques?
Recognizing that perfectionism is causing stress and unrealistic expectations.
What is identifying unhealthy thinking patterns?
A list of healthy strategies you use when you're overwhelmed.
What is a coping skill or coping plan?
A method where you challenge negative thoughts and replace them with balanced ones.
What is cognitive-reframing?
This plan lists people you can contact during a difficult time.
What is a support plan or safety plan?
A Written strategy that includes goals, coping skills, and support contacts.
What is a mental wellness plan?