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Topic Started: Oct 13 2012, 09:21 PM (165 Views)
Jess

Coping Mechanisms


Write in your Journal
Listen to your favorite music
Watch a sunset
Color in a coloring book
Play your favorite instrument
Tell one person how you feel
Teach a child to play a game
Pop or stomp on bubble-wrap
Have a water balloon fight
Paint a picture
Go to the pet store
Take a long hot bath
Go berry picking
Hug someone
Take a long drive
Pack up some clothes for charity
Go to a concert
Take a leisurely walk
Rent your favorite movie
Take a trip to the toy store
Go to a movie by yourself
Call an old friend
Fingerpaint, Doodle
Build with blocks. Build a tower and knock it down
Build with Legos
Spend time with your pet
Wash your car with a friend
Pick dandelions
Have a water-gun fight
Play Hopscotch
Have a snowball fight with someone
Paint a Room in your house
Read a book
Take a vacation
Take a nap
Count and roll loose change
Throw nerf balls, koosh balls or bean-bags at a wall (available at most toy stores)
Remind Yourself "It'll be Ok"
Take a deep breath, count to 10
Ask your therapist to make a tape with you that you can use during difficult times
Go to a favorite "safe" location (beach, park, woods, playground, etc.)
Think of advice you'd give someone else... and take it!
Say something good about yourself
Use Self Affirmation tapes and books... and make your own affirmations (use notebooks, index cards, tapes, post-it notes, journal)
Meditate, use Relaxation
Call a Hotline
Have a pillow fight or punch a pillow
Do gardening or housecleaning
Play your favorite game as a child
Spend time with a sibling
Hold and/or tell your favorite stuffed animal or doll your feelings
Find an ICQ, AOL or e-mail pal or join a chatroom for support
Stay in touch with others through contact - don't isolate yourself
Watch funny Youtube Videos
Write poetry


Edited by Jess, Oct 13 2012, 11:39 PM.
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Kittie

Another to add, watch funny youtube videos :)
Laughter is always a good thing! And write poetry... My mom used to tell me to take a piece of paper and write all the negative feelings you are having and then tear it up into tiny little pieces. It feels like you are ripping some of the negativity from your life. I always do that or look at cute animal pictures.
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Serenity

Another one i love to do is do something physically draining eg running, exercise etc. It helps me clear my mind, or something mindless like doing dishes :D
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Emily21

I love to listen to music while taking walks and even talk to people such as family and friends along with my fiancee......
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louloubaby

Excercise, dance to your favourite song, SING! Learn something new. Join a club at school. Cuddle a pet. Talk to a parent. Read a scary book. Write a sketch. Draw a picture. Dress up for no reason. Breathe. Set an attainable goal. Make up silly new lyrics to a favourite song. Write bad poetry deliberately. Find something funny- humour will get you through the darkest places in life. Do whatever makes you feel strong or proud volunteer! Draw a moustache on your face. Bubble bath and hot chocolate.
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One of your favourite subject or topics that involves possibly roleplaying, find an internet group about it and join it, you'll soon make friends.
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