Interactive Coping Skills

Be With People!

Talk to a Friend (Go to the Mall, Go Bowling, Go to a Theme Park, etc.)

Laugh with Anyone

Spend Time with Family (Play a Game, Watch a Television Show, Shop)

Play with Your Pet

Play Group Sports (Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Volleyball, Dance, Rugby, Paintball, Frisbee Golf, Tennis, Ping-Pong, Gymnastics, etc.)

Help Others!

Do Volunteer Work for Others

Encourage Someone Else Who is Struggling

Compliment Someone New

Complete a Single Act of Kindness

Personal Coping Skills

Creativity!

Listen to Music

Play an Instrument

Sing

Karaoke

Dance

Journal Your Thoughts

Draw 

Paint

Photography 

Filmmaking/Making Videos

Start a Hobby (Woodworking, Pottery, Model Cars, Make Candles, Cooking, Baking, Refurbishing Furniture, Sewing, Crocheting, Knitting, Jewelry Making, Origami, Astrology, Traveling, etc.) 

Mindfulness/Relaxation!

Read a Book You Enjoy (Not Just Homework)

Listen to an Audiobook

Listen to Sound Bowls

Quiet Time for Yourself

Deep Breathing

Meditation

Pray

Use Essential Oils

Aromatherapy

Sage/Palo Santo for Clearing Negative Energy

Yoga

Mindfulness Apps (Headspace, Coloring, etc.)

Spend Time in Nature

Take a Hot Shower

Read Other Mental Health Advocates’ Stories

Visualize Yourself in Control, Happy, Successful, etc.

Make a List of Everything Positive in Your Life

Write Positive Affirmations

Make a List of Goals of What You Want to Accomplish

Reward Yourself with Each Goal Accomplished

Activities!

Take a Walk

Take Up a Personal Sport (Boxing, Rock Climbing, Rafting, Fishing, Geocaching, Horseback Riding, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Surfing, Skateboarding, Martial Arts, Golfing, Bodybuilding, Pinballing, Video Gaming, etc.)

Go to the Beach

Organizing Your Room/Desk (Try it!)

Gardening

Mowing the Lawn

Collecting (Coins, Stamps, Sports Cards, Manga, Snow Globes, Books, Comics, Figurines, Postcards, Teddy Bears, Stuffed Animals, Rocks, etc.)

Drive Around

Discover New Places

Yell in the Shower

Punch a Pillow

Positive Everyday Practices

Get Enough Sleep

Eat Healthy Foods

Regularly Exercise

Write 3 Positive Items a Day (About Yourself, Life, Others, etc.)

Be Confident in Yourself!

Therapy

Therapy, also called Psychotherapy or Counseling, is the process of meeting with a therapist to resolve problematic behaviors, beliefs, feelings, relationship issues, and/or somatic responses (sensations in the body).

Mindfulness-Based Therapy - The goal is to help individuals accept and focus on their emotions without feeling overwhelmed by them.

Family Therapy - This type of therapy is designed to help families come to terms or overcome a problem.

Group Therapy - This allows a group of people who are going through similar problems to share, discuss, and relate their experiences in a group setting with the help of a therapist.

Art/Music Therapy - This type of therapy is a form of treatment that uses creativity as a means to express feelings and thoughts.

Teletherapy - This type of therapy is providing therapy sessions through a live video connection, over the internet.

Let us know if any of these coping skills are helping you! If you have any additional coping skills that are not on this list, email us at brainxpproject@gmail.com ! We will be sure to add them! :)