25-03-2017 11:28 PM
25-03-2017 11:28 PM
My main coping strategy is doing creative things. There are so many possibilities here:
Aside from that I might try:
I don't always remember to do these things when I'm most in need and sometimes I just can't reach out to the things that help me. But I am a happier human overall when I am engaged in doing some of these things.
26-03-2017 09:01 PM
26-03-2017 09:01 PM
sounds great guys!! keep it up, sounds like there are heaps of different coping strategies
so here are a few that i can think of that might be useful to others
1. thought challanging
2. deep breathing
3. meditation
4 art activities such as drawing, colouring in, scrapbooking
5. midfullness
6. do some physical activity
7. distraction methods such as reading a book, hanging or chatting to friends, playing a computer or xbox game, watvhing a movie or favourite tv show
8. Progressive muscle relaxation
9. positive self talk and thinking
10. journalling
11. write a creative writing peace
12. create your own happy place
28-03-2017 03:51 PM
28-03-2017 03:51 PM
more coping tips:
do the things you find most enjoyable
get out into nature
talk to a helpline or someone you trust
join a support grou[[
reduce your load of things your dealing with where you can
do positive self talk
set yourself a goal for each day to look forward to even if its soomething really small
28-03-2017 04:45 PM
28-03-2017 04:45 PM
cout backwards from 100 or 1000
play a musical instrument
scribble on a piece of paper
have a bubble bath or shower
make a dream catcher
make a scrapbook
go on a cleaning rampage
28-03-2017 04:51 PM
28-03-2017 04:51 PM
dance around the house to your favourite music
go for a drive
do some origami
cook your favourite recipies
go shopping even jsut window shopping
play the palystation or xbox
make your own bracelts
make your own garden
go birdwatching
go to an art gallery or museum
imagine your happy place and go through your 5 senses within the happy place
do some study
28-03-2017 04:59 PM
28-03-2017 04:59 PM
take a picture of your pet and jaz them up with a phone app or computer app and dress them up or even draw accessories
play with playdough and plastacine
do some puzzles such as cross words, findaword, suduko
if its night time go and look at the starts and see if you can spot satelites or the constalations
do some finger painting
use unusl objects some as sponges, blades of grass or leaves 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 love to go on with unlimited money
hold an icecube
do sme star jumps
28-03-2017 07:46 PM
28-03-2017 07:46 PM
28-03-2017 09:33 PM
28-03-2017 09:33 PM
28-03-2017 10:55 PM
28-03-2017 10:55 PM
Welcome to the forum @Shacee
28-03-2017 10:56 PM
28-03-2017 10:56 PM
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