
Coping Skills For The Body
Prioritize sleep/nap
Stretch
Movement
Increase your water intake
Eat whole foods
Breathing exercises
Medication/supplements
Intentionally slow down your heart rate
Elevate your feet
Lay on the floor
Meditate
Tense and relax different muscles
Lower your caffeine intake

Coping Skills For The Mind
No screens in the morning
Read
Social media detox
Write (stories, essays, appreciation/thank you letters)
Speak kindly to yourself
Identify irrational thoughts/cognitive distortions
Journal (brain dump or use prompts to reflect)
Reframe thoughts
Make a gratitude list
Feel your feelings
Watch something funny/feel good
Set a time limit on rumination
Daily affirmations
Practice mindfulness

Creativity Based Coping Skills
Crotchet, knit, sew
Color, paint, draw
Art/craft project
Collage your feelings
Make a wreath or floral display
Scrapbook
Make videos
Take/edit photos, make a photo album
Make/play music
Make a playlist
Puzzles
Pottery
Play board games, card games, or video games

Experience Based Coping Skills
Go to a bookstore
Hang out at a coffee shop
Plan a friend outing or date
Plan a trip
Explore somewhere new
Travel
Try a new restaurant
Look at the stars
Attend a sporting event
Watch a movie in theaters/drive in movie
Learn a new skill or language
Challenge a fear
Do a seasonal activity
Visit a museum
Karaoke
Forage
Hike/Camp
Attend a comedy show/concert
Do something you enjoyed as a child
Host an event (game night, dinner, movie night)