ABCs of Coping

A

  • Ask for help
  • Aromatherapy
  • Art
  • Attend an event of Interest
  • Athletics
  • Ask to talk to a friend
  • Allow time to think
  • Apologize
  • Act out favorite actor/actress
  • Artistically express feelings
  • Address the real issue

B

  • Bounce a stress ball
  • Breathe slowly
  • Baking
  • Basketball
  • Be attentive

C

  • Count to ten
  • Color a picture
  • Catch a ball
  • Call crisis line
  • Call a friend
  • Cookie decorating
  • Collect thoughts
  • Chat with friends
  • Calming techniques

D

  • Deep breathing
  • Drawing emotions/feelings
  • Dancing
  • Do push ups
  • Driving
  • Drink water
  • Dress up (play)
  • Discuss feelings
  • Demonstrate self-control

E

  • Eat a snack
  • Exercise
  • Escape the situation

F

  • Find a safe place
  • Finish house work
  • Fishing
  • Free weight
  • Find a book to read
  • Filter emotions
  • Fina a puzzle to play
  • Find a friend
  • Free write feelings
  • Following directions
  • Fly a kite
  • Focus attention elsewhere

G

  • Go talk to an adult
  • Go to a happy place
  • Golfing
  • Games
  • Going to a friends
  • Get help from teacher
  • Go outside
  • Go running
  • Go swimming
  • Going to the gym
  • Gather thoughts
  • Go to a different place
  • Grow a garden
  • Get help from others

H

  • Help someone else with a problem
  • Hiking
  • Have a party
  • Hug a friend
  • High jumps
  • Hang out with friends
  • Have someone listen to your problems

I

  • "I" statements
  • Identify triggers
  • Instagram pictures
  • Interact with friends
  • Initiate conversation
  • Imagine your safe place
  • Invite someone to play
  • Ignore people

J

  • Jogging in place
  • Jot down good behaviors
  • Jumping Jacks
  • Jumping rope
  • Journaling

K

  • Kick a soccer ball
  • Keep a journal
  • Knitting
  • Kickboxing
  • Keep calm by thinking
  • Kickboxing
  • Keep hands to yourself

L

  • Listen and discuss
  • Laugh
  • Long walks
  • Listen to music
  • Lay down
  • Lift weights
  • Letter writing
  • Look outside
  • Learn something new
  • Lay head down on desk

M

  • Make a plan
  • Make silly faces
  • Make food
  • Make a craft
  • Meditate
  • Make a book
  • Meet new people

N

  • Napping
  • Notes to self
  • Never give up
  • Name something positive

O

  • Offer assistance
  • Organize item of interest
  • Obstacle course
  • Open up
  • Observe a movie
  • Observe surroundings

P

  • Play a game
  • Paint a picture
  • Play instrument
  • Prepare healthy meal
  • Play at the park
  • Phone a friend
  • Play music
  • Practice sport
  • Play with PlayDough
  • Pretend you are in the other person's shoes

Q

  • Quiet time
  • Quilting
  • Quickly remove stressor
  • Quiet down
  • Question feelings

R

  • Read
  • Run
  • Ride a bike
  • Relax
  • Rest
  • Request space

S

  • Sing 
  • Sleep
  • Swim 
  • Soak in tub
  • Soccer
  • Send a letter
  • Stretch muscles
  • Sit in a hammock
  • Sun bathing
  • Standing alone
  • Stop and think about response
  • Shoot baskets
  • Separate self
  • Speak up
  • Stop and listen

T

  • Talk to a friend
  • Talk to an adult
  • Take time by yourself
  • Take a walk
  • Take a hot shower/bath
  • Take deep breaths
  • Take a break
  • Take a nap
  • Talk it out

U

  • Untie your shoes
  • Use a work out video
  • Undertake a project
  • Unite with family
  • Unwind
  • Utilize support system
  • Use a yoyo
  • Use tools
  • Utilize resources/coping skills

V

  • View TV
  • Visit a friend/family
  • Volunteer
  • Visualize calm space
  • Verbalize emotions effectively
  • Visit counselor
  • Video games
  • Vent feelings

W

  • Watch a movie
  • Write poetry
  • Walking
  • Write in journal
  • Walk outside
  • Workout
  • Write feelings/thoughts
  • Walk away from situation
  • Write a letter

X

  • Xylophone playing
  • Xbox
  • X-ray your feelings

Y

  • Yell into a pillow
  • Yoga
  • Yodel
  • Yoyo

Z

  • Zigzag around room
  • Zumba
  • Zone out

DHHS Support Staff

Mrs. Coyle School Counselor

Mrs. Curran School Counselor

Mrs. Hawley School Counselor

Mr. Heins School Counselor

Mrs. Judson School Counselor

Mrs. Skarsten School Counselor

Erin Corbett MYFS In-School Clinician

Mrs. Fiondella School Psychologist

Mr. Schreiber Social Worker

Mrs. Smith School Psychologist