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Positive coping skills

emilia_eemilia_e Posts: 16 Settling in
Positive Coping Skills

Here's a list of coping skills that will help you when you are feeling strong emotions such as anger, anxiety, or depression. These activities are not likely to create more stress or problems, so these help you be more resilient and stress tolerant.

Distractions:
Write, draw, paint, photography
Play an instrument, sing, dance,
Take a shower or a bath
Garden
Take a walk
Watch a movie
Clean or organize your environment
Read


Social:
Talk to someone you trust
Set boundaries and say "no"
Write a note to someone you care about
Be assertive
Spend time with friends and/or family
Care for or play with a pet

Be proactive:
Make a gratitude list
Keep an inspirational quote with you
Write a list of goals
Write a list of pros and cons for decisions
Reward or pamper yourself when successful
Write a list of strengths
Accept a challenge with a positive attitude

Tension Releasers:
Exercise or play sports
Cry
Laugh
Get enough sleep
Eat healthy foods
Eat a little chocolate
Deep/slow breathing
meditate
Enjoy nature

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    AifeAife Community Manager Posts: 3,054 Boards Guru
    Thank you for sharing these @emilia_e these are really helpful <3
    Maybe somethings don't get better, but we do. We get stronger. We learn to live with our situations as messy and ugly as they are. We fix what we can and we adapt to what we can't. Maybe some of us will never fully be okay, but at least we're here. We're still trying. We're doing the best we can. That's worth celebrating too ❤
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    BrookeeBrookee Posts: 1,327 Wise Owl
    @emilia_e These are amazing, thank you ever so much for taking the time to share these with us! Hope you're doing really well <3
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    GreenTeaGreenTea Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Thank you for posting this!
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    lovemimoonlovemimoon Posts: 2,318 Boards Champion
    Thank you so much @emilia_e <3<3
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    Past UserPast User Recovering🥀 LondonPosts: 0 Just got here
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    GreenTeaGreenTea Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    @TheMix can this be pinned to top of health and wellbeing so it's easy to find?
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    graciepetersgraciepeters Posts: 4 Newbie
    amazing methods 😁
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