Relaxation & Coping With Anxiety
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Coping Strategies:
Relaxation Strategies:
- Positive Self Talk – Positive inner self statements. Ex. “I can do this”.
- Cheerleading – This is exactly as it sounds. Being positive and up-beat. Examples: “Keep it up. You’ve gotten this far. You’re going to make it.”
- Taking a break – Doing something different or taking a time out helps to calm one’s emotions by allowing you to create distance from those emotions.
- Distraction – when you change your focus sometimes it’s an emotional reprieve and sometimes it helps to put things in perspective. If you choose a self-soothing activity distraction can be very pleasant but remember not to use it all the time to avoid or minimize your emotions.
- Music – Music can evoke and change emotions. It can calm you, sadden you, or pump you up. It is a way to manage your emotions. That’s why movies always have sound tracks (to guide your emotional reactions).
- Exercise – This is a form of distraction but it also increases a person’s feel good hormones. Further, it improves circulation and can help alleviate tension.
- Mindfulness – focusing on one moment at a time and living in the present moment. By: N. French
Relaxation Strategies:
- The following website that has PDF documents you can download and print about Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Deep Breathing, and Imagery.
*A brief overview of easy relaxation strategies.
http://www.k-state.edu/paccats/Contents/Stress/Quick%20Relaxation%20Strategies.pdf -
http://www.k-state.edu/paccats/Contents/Stress/Quick%20Relaxation%20Strategies.pdf -
Below you will find some documents I've created (with references) that you are free to use as you wish.
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