COPING STRATEGIES

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hi everyone

so ive only been on these forums for about 2 months now and have come to realise alot of people are after coping strategies.

i have quite alot of coping strategies- not all of them work on me but i thought id share what i have and what i think of as it goes along and maybe itll help others.

please feel free to add your own coping strategies too 🙂 the more the better 🙂

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Thank you CMF and quirkywords

feel free to share anything you find useful as well 🙂

yes i get that feeling too CMF i find if i eat crap then i feel like crap afterwards

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MORE DISTRACTIONS

pop bubble wrap

hold a cuddly toy

figdet with a sensory toy

cry- its ok to cry

plant a tree

watch funny youtube videos

write a list of the good things in your life

look at happy photos

squeeze a stress ball

play with a pet

write a nice letter to yourself

do a random act of kindness

count the things around yourself

create or build something

yoga

teach your pet a new trick

learn a new language

pray

take up another hobby

draw on yourself with a marker

study the sky

knit or sew something

listen to music

play a sport

go fishing

go for a run

draw or do some art

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MORE DISTRACTIONS AND THINGS TOO DO

go shopping even just window shopiing

play your playstation/xbox

use a boxing bag and get some frustrations out

make your own bracelets or necklaces from strings and beads


make your own garden or if you have a garden go and tend to it

go
birdwatching

imagine your happy place and go through your 5 senses within that happy place

do some study

take some pictures of your pets and dress them up by drawing accessories
or
using an app on your phone

play with playdough or plastacine

do some puzzles suh as cross words or findaword or suduko

if its night time, go out and watch the stars and the passing satelites

read your favourite book

go to a museum or art gallery

get messy with some paints- do some fingerpainting or use unusal objects
such as sponges or leaves or blades of grass to create pictures

bake a cake

go to the beach and watch the waves or go for a walk and feel the sand between your toes

plan a holiday that youd lvoe to go to with unlimited money

hold an icecube

slap an elastic band on your wrist

do some starjumps

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JOURNALLING

Start by journaling for 5 to 15 minutes.

Write about what's on your mind, and what's bothering you:

Write about your concerns, writing for several minutes until you feel you have written what needs to be said, but haven’t delved into a mode of rumination.

You may prefer a computer, a journal, or just a pad and paper; if you are using paper, please skip a line or two for every line you use—this will be handy later.

Detail what is happening right now, describing the events that are currently causing difficulties. Keep in mind that, with anxiety, sometimes it isn’t what is currently happening that is causing stress, but rather your concerns about what could happen from here. If this is the case for you, it’s okay; you can write about what is currently happening and just note that the only part that is really stressful is the possibility of what could happen next. (This, in fact, may be a realization that brings some stress relief in itself.)

Next, write about your concerns and fears, and write in chronological order. In other words, start with one of the stressors you are contending with in the present, and explore what you think will happen next, then write what you fear will happen after that.Write how this would affect you.

Now that you have your thoughts in order, see what you can do to relieve some of the stress and anxiety within.

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THE COPING TOOLBOX

this is a collectionf of your favourite and healthy things that you can use when your feeling axious, panicky or distressed
you can add whatever your like

some things may include:
abelevoved tuffed teddy
crosswords puzzles
a meditation dvd
a rubber band
scented candles
a bottle of bubbles
a soft blanket
a card from a supportive personal
healing stones or krystals
pictre of loved ones
crafts or beads
mp3 player with your fave music or relaxing music
your journal or notebook
gum or lollies or fave chocolates
positive affirmations

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DISTRACTIONS

go shopping even just window shopiing

play your playstation/xbox

use a boxing bag and get some frustrations out

make your own bracelets or necklaces from strings and beads

have a routine to follow

make your own garden or if you have a garden go and tend to it

go birdwatching

imagine your happy place and go through your 5 senses within that happy place

do some study

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DISTRACTIONS

Take some pictures of your pets and dress them up by drawing accessories or using an app on your phone

play with playdough or plastacine

do some puzzles suh as cross words or findaword or suduko

if its night time, go out and watch the stars and the passing satelites

read your favourite book

go to a museum or art gallery

get messy with some paints- do some fingerpainting or use unusal objects such as sponges or leaves or blades of grass to create pictures

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MORE DISTRACTIONS

bake a cake

go to the beach and watch the waves or go for a walk and feel the sand between your toes

plan a holiday that youd lvoe to go to with unlimited money

hold an icecube

slap an elastic band on your wrist

do some starjumps

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MORE
DISTRACTIONS AND THINGS TO DO

play a board or card game

brainstorm solutions

make a gratitude list

hammer nails into a board

write a pro and con list for the situationswritewrite a list of goals both

short term and long term

create your own game

volunteer

play with bubbles

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hi Starting new is this the thread you were talking about? looks interesting thanks for taking the time to talk to me

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