Examples of Coping Skills:
- Breathing exercises: These are just some examples of breathing exercises, but something as simple as closing your eyes for a couple of seconds and breathing in and out can also be beneficial.
- Journaling.
- Engaging in creative expression
- Drawing
- Painting
- Singing
- Dancing
- Taking breaks
- Reading or listening to an audiobook
- Organizing
- Pick a mantra
- Rate what you’re feeling
- Reach out to someone you love
- Survival list
- Write a note to your younger self
- Butterfly hugs
- Breathe in a square
- Body Scan
- Balloon Breathing
- Ask yourself “What do I need right now?’
- Aromatherapy
- Alternate nostril breathing
- 54321 grounding
- Name things you see
- Name things you feel
- Move your body
- Mirror talk
- Make a list of happy things
- Light stream technique
- Late tih your legs up a wall
- Hug yourself
- Hand breathing
- Go outside
- Get curious about yourself
- Focus on your exhale
- Draw your feelings
- Do the opposite
- Do the next thing
- Create a mental container
- Create a toolbox
- Anchor into calm
- Identify 3+ answers that bring you safety, welcome & balance
- Who, what, where, when
- Pet your cat
- Gratitude game
- Free write
- Look for patterns
- Eating calming food
- Posture
- Connect to the ground
- Running for peace
- Seek a daily sparkle
- Stretch
- Breath into your heart