Developing and maintaining strong, healthy, positive coping skills takes practice and is a great reason to visit a therapist! Implementing and utilizing these skills becomes easier over time.
Positive coping skills include:
Exercise: Moving around and getting the heart rate up causes the body to release endorphins (the body's feel good hormones). Physical activity provides stress relief.
Reading: Escape from reality by reading an enjoyable, non-stressful book. Reading can help you to de-stress by taking your mind off everyday life.
Friendship: Having a good support system, friends and family who are willing to listen and be there for you through good and bad times is essential.
Humor: Adding humor to a stressful situation can help to lighten the mood, or help you to escape the situation for a time.
Meditation/Relaxation Techniques: Practicing deep breathing techniques, relaxation response, or progressive muscle relaxation are ways to help reduce stress and induce relaxation.
Alone Time: It is important to set aside time as often as possible to allow yourself to relax and escape the stress of life. Give yourself a break from everything going on around you…even if it just for 15-20 minutes at a time!
Hobbies: Having creative outlets and interests such as listening to music, drawing, scrapbooking or gardening are great ways to relax and relieve everyday stress.
Pets: Taking care of a pet helps distract the mind from stressful thoughts. Studies show that pets are a calming influence in people's lives.
Sleeping: The human body needs a chance to rest and repair itself after a long and stressful day.
Nutrition: Eating healthy food improves your physical health, and plays a major role in your mental health. When your body gets the proper nutrients, it is better able to function in every capacity.
Positive coping skills include:
Exercise: Moving around and getting the heart rate up causes the body to release endorphins (the body's feel good hormones). Physical activity provides stress relief.
Reading: Escape from reality by reading an enjoyable, non-stressful book. Reading can help you to de-stress by taking your mind off everyday life.
Friendship: Having a good support system, friends and family who are willing to listen and be there for you through good and bad times is essential.
Humor: Adding humor to a stressful situation can help to lighten the mood, or help you to escape the situation for a time.
Meditation/Relaxation Techniques: Practicing deep breathing techniques, relaxation response, or progressive muscle relaxation are ways to help reduce stress and induce relaxation.
Alone Time: It is important to set aside time as often as possible to allow yourself to relax and escape the stress of life. Give yourself a break from everything going on around you…even if it just for 15-20 minutes at a time!
Hobbies: Having creative outlets and interests such as listening to music, drawing, scrapbooking or gardening are great ways to relax and relieve everyday stress.
Pets: Taking care of a pet helps distract the mind from stressful thoughts. Studies show that pets are a calming influence in people's lives.
Sleeping: The human body needs a chance to rest and repair itself after a long and stressful day.
Nutrition: Eating healthy food improves your physical health, and plays a major role in your mental health. When your body gets the proper nutrients, it is better able to function in every capacity.
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