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Coping skills for anyone who needs them:

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Take a time-out. Practice yoga, listen to music, meditate, etc. Stepping back from the problem helps clear your mind.

Eat well-balanced meals. Do not skip any meals. You need to eat.

Get enough sleep. When stressed, your body needs additional sleep and rest.

Take deep breaths. Inhale and exhale slowly.

Do your best. Instead of trying to be perfect, which isn't possible, be proud of yourself either way. You are amazing.

Learn what triggers your anxiety/depression. Is it family, school, or something else that you know? Write it in a journal when you're feeling stressed, anxious, or depressed. Sometimes it is good to let it out.

Talk to someone. Tell friends and family if you're feeling overwhelmed, or let them know whats going on,ย and let them know how they can help you.

Talk to a therapist or an adult you trust for professional help.


Other coping skills:
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Take a bath or shower.

Read, write, draw, paint.

Watch a movie.

Go outside, take a walk, surround yourself with nature.

Exercise or play sports.

Get some sleep.

Eat healthy food (and dessert of course).

Spend time with pets.

Hang out with friends.

Listen to music or sing.


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More things for coping skills:

Yoga

Exercise (running, walking, sports, working out)

Write (journal, poetry, stories)

Scribble/draw on paper

Draw a picture or color

Paint

Be with friends or family

Watch a favorite tv show or movie

Play an instrument

Do a wordsearch, crossword, etc

Paint your nails

Do your makeup

Do your hair

Sing

Listen to music

Punch a punching bag or pillow

Let yourself cry (it's okay to cry)

Take a nap

Spend time with your pets

Go shopping

Take a shower or a bath

Pray

Read a book or magazine

Meditate

Clean your room or clean anything

Organize your room

Write a letter to someone

Hug someone or a pillow

Dance

Finish something that you have been putting off

Try a new hobby

Make a list of things you are grateful for

Contact a therapist or trusted adult

Play a video game

Go to the gym

Watch Sports

Take a walk in nature

Do something kind for someone

Call of text someone

Take a bubble bath

Wrap up in a warm blanket

Make a healthy snack

Watch a funny movie

Laugh by yourself or with friends or family

Sit in the sun

Go out to eat

Make a gift for someone

Meet a friend for lunch or dinner

Photography

Deep breathing

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I also wanted to add in a distraction that helps me when in a bad situation: itโ€™s called the 54321 grounding technique: hereโ€™s the link:ย 


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Always remember:

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What a lovely, helpful post. Thank you so much @Megs-. I'm sure lots of others will find this really helpful.ย 

Would you like to share with us, which coping skills you find particularly helpful?ย 

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1 hour ago, Aurora said:

What a lovely, helpful post. Thank you so much @Megs-. I'm sure lots of others will find this really helpful.ย 

Would you like to share with us, which coping skills you find particularly helpful?ย 

The 54321, cuddling my kittens, drawing, and watching tv!

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22 hours ago, Megs- said:

The 54321, cuddling my kittens, drawing, and watching tv!

These are all great examples. It's a nice mixture, too because you have:

something that can help you feel grounded (the 54321 exercise)

something to make you feel safe (your kittens - I find cuddling something can help us feel safe) and connect to someone (it doesn't have to be a person)

something to let out your emotions (drawing)

something to distract you (watching TV).

Did I get that right? Feel free to let me know if I didn't - it's different for everyone.ย ย 

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41 minutes ago, Aurora said:

These are all great examples. It's a nice mixture, too because you have:

something that can help you feel grounded (the 54321 exercise)

something to make you feel safe (your kittens - I find cuddling something can help us feel safe) and connect to someone (it doesn't have to be a person)

something to let out your emotions (drawing)

something to distract you (watching TV).

Did I get that right? Feel free to let me know if I didn't - it's different for everyone.ย ย 

That is exactly right

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bumping this so others can use if they need to use safe ways to let their emotions out <3 sending hugs

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I know this was last year but I am bumping it!

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1 hour ago, Luie said:

Great shout!

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boost, this should be pinned ? as, many suffer with self harm? Maybe if i put this together in more detail, and inline then i can repost?ย 

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10 hours ago, Megs- said:

boost, this should be pinned ? as, many suffer with self harm? Maybe if i put this together in more detail, and inline then i can repost?ย 

Thanks so much for giving this post a boost! I also think that this will be very helpful for others to see.

Thanks as well for offering to rewrite it. You're so good at explaining things and making very helpful suggestionsย โค๏ธย - I'm sure another post on this would be much appreciated. Please don't feel you have to - only if you want toย ๐Ÿ˜Šย 

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5 hours ago, Aurora said:

Thanks so much for giving this post a boost! I also think that this will be very helpful for others to see.

Thanks as well for offering to rewrite it. You're so good at explaining things and making very helpful suggestionsย โค๏ธย - I'm sure another post on this would be much appreciated. Please don't feel you have to - only if you want toย ๐Ÿ˜Šย 

Do you want me to re write it without the pictures? so its more easier for others to read?โค๏ธ I can just copy and paste, ย ur without the pictures, because then i can hide this thread so we donโ€™t have two!

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On 9/3/2024 at 5:51 PM, Megs- said:

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I'm sorry I never got back to you on that one. Are you still happy to re write this one? Please don't feel you have to if you don't want to - no problem at all if you just want to leave it the way it is. It's already very helpful with lots of good suggestions.ย 

The pictures seem to have disappeared already (at least for me) so you won't need to take those out. If you do want to re write it, I'm wondering if it would be helpful to divide it up a bit more (if possible). Maybe there could be different categories eg Coping skills to make you feel grounded, to let out your emotions, to distract you etc. What do you think? Would that be helpful?ย 

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On 7/26/2023 at 10:26 PM, Megs- said:

Take a bath or shower.

Read, write, draw, paint.

Watch a movie.

Go outside, take a walk, surround yourself with nature

These are grounding ones! Im just trying to section the into different parts to then make a new post!ย 
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On 7/26/2023 at 10:26 PM, Megs- said:

Write (journal, poetry, stories)

Scribble/draw on paper

Draw a picture or color

Paint

I would say these can be also grounding ones? Would you agree?ย 
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On 7/26/2023 at 10:26 PM, Megs- said:

Punch a punching bag or pillow

Is an emotion coping mechanism, itโ€™s letting out your emotions.ย 

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On 7/26/2023 at 10:26 PM, Megs- said:

Wrap up in a warm blanket

Is a grounding technique! Also the 5-4-3-2-1 technique too!

On 7/26/2023 at 10:26 PM, Megs- said:

Hug someone or a pillow

ย emotion coping mechanism? Im not sure itโ€™s distracting you from what youโ€™re feeling so I would say so?

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Bit stuck on this, im so stupid ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I want to make this into a post for those who need skills when in life things get tough for them, so could I have some help with this? ๐Ÿ˜…

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On 9/5/2024 at 11:42 AM, Aurora said:

I'm sorry I never got back to you on that one. Are you still happy to re write this one? Please don't feel you have to if you don't want to - no problem at all if you just want to leave it the way it is. It's already very helpful with lots of good suggestions.ย 

The pictures seem to have disappeared already (at least for me) so you won't need to take those out. If you do want to re write it, I'm wondering if it would be helpful to divide it up a bit more (if possible). Maybe there could be different categories eg Coping skills to make you feel grounded, to let out your emotions, to distract you etc. What do you think? Would that be helpful?ย 

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On 11/2/2024 at 12:27 PM, Megs- said:

These are grounding ones! Im just trying to section the into different parts to then make a new post!ย 
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I would say these can be also grounding ones? Would you agree?ย 
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Is an emotion coping mechanism, itโ€™s letting out your emotions.ย 

Is a grounding technique! Also the 5-4-3-2-1 technique too!

ย emotion coping mechanism? Im not sure itโ€™s distracting you from what youโ€™re feeling so I would say so?

Bit stuck on this, im so stupid ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I want to make this into a post for those who need skills when in life things get tough for them, so could I have some help with this? ๐Ÿ˜…

Whoops, sorry I haven't replied yet. You're definitely not stupid - it's just not that easy to categorise coping skills, as like you said, they might help with several different things. Maybe it would help to tweak the categories slightly and add a few more. It could help to make them more specific, what do you think? You've thought of loads of examples so I think that could work. Maybe something like this:ย 

Grounding

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Take a bath or shower.

Read, write, draw, paint.

Watch a movie (this one I would probably add to the distraction category)ย 

Go outside, take a walk, surround yourself with nature

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ย ย 5-4-3-2-1 techniqueย 

How about instead of emotional output something like Physical Releaseย (then it's easier to define)

That could be things like hug a pillow, got to the gym etc

Distraction

Watch a movie

Art and Music

These ones would fit in here quite nicely, what do you think:ย 

Write (journal, poetry, stories)

Scribble/draw on paper

Draw a picture or color

Paint

Calming/Relaxing

This could be things like meditation or the breathing exercises you mentioned

Social Supportย 

Hug a friend

Write a letter to someone

Meet a friend for lunch/dinner

Self Care

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Paint your nails

Do your makeup

Do your hair

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I haven't used all of your examples yet, just a few so you can see what you think? Can you think of any other categories, I may have missed?ย 

Thanks so much again for doing this. We really appreciate itย ๐Ÿค—

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On 11/8/2024 at 12:01 PM, Aurora said:

Whoops, sorry I haven't replied yet. You're definitely not stupid - it's just not that easy to categorise coping skills, as like you said, they might help with several different things. Maybe it would help to tweak the categories slightly and add a few more. It could help to make them more specific, what do you think? You've thought of loads of examples so I think that could work. Maybe something like this:ย 

Grounding

Take a bath or shower.

Read, write, draw, paint.

Watch a movie (this one I would probably add to the distraction category)ย 

Go outside, take a walk, surround yourself with nature

ย ย 5-4-3-2-1 techniqueย 

How about instead of emotional output something like Physical Releaseย (then it's easier to define)

That could be things like hug a pillow, got to the gym etc

Distraction

Watch a movie

Art and Music

These ones would fit in here quite nicely, what do you think:ย 

Write (journal, poetry, stories)

Scribble/draw on paper

Draw a picture or color

Paint

Calming/Relaxing

This could be things like meditation or the breathing exercises you mentioned

Social Supportย 

Hug a friend

Write a letter to someone

Meet a friend for lunch/dinner

Self Care

Paint your nails

Do your makeup

Do your hair

I haven't used all of your examples yet, just a few so you can see what you think? Can you think of any other categories, I may have missed?ย 

Thanks so much again for doing this. We really appreciate itย ๐Ÿค—

I think those are pretty much what i was thinking!ย 

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