Coping Skills
NAMI Knowledge Article: How can I help myself or a friend during a panic attack? Having a panic attack can be scary, but you can get through it! This article will help you understand panic attacks and what it feels like to have one. You will also learn how to use calming relaxation strategies to get yourself or a friend through a panic attack.
NAMI Video - Stop invalidating your feelings they ask how you are, and you say “you’re fine” but is that truly how you feel? Saying you’re fine even when you’re not is something we all do… here are some ways of trying to verbalize your actual feelings.
NAMI Video - Teen - 5 Mental Health Coping Skills do you have a mental health toolkit? In this video, NAMI volunteer Britt shares what positive coping skills are and how to develop a mental health toolkit so that we don't fall into negative coping strategies. Additionally, she discusses what specific skills help her cope.
AboutKidsHealth Video - Feelings of Uncertainty and How to Manage Them this video provides tools for coping with uncertainty and unknowns about the future, whether it's something specific or we want to know what will happen in the coming days, weeks or months. This video helps with regaining perspective to focus on the things we can control right here and now.
AboutKidsHealth Video - How to Feel Feelings as humans, we spend a lot of time thinking about or talking about our feelings instead of feeling them. This video explains what feelings are and why it's important to feel our feelings.
Eustress starts conversations about mental health with members of the Black community at large, paying special attention to students, young adults, and athletes. Additionally, they provide mental health management and coping mechanisms to empower people to take control of their mental health and find sources of (eu)stress. People can sign-up to attend their weekly national call in program each Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET, "Men’s Locker Room Talk", which is a safe space where Black men can have a comfortable environment to talk about different issues that are key for effective mental wellness.
Half of Us - Press Pause Video - Social Anxiety while social media can be a great way to keep in touch with friends and meet new people, it can also create a window through which we compare our lives to other people. If checking out social media is making you feel bad about your life, make a list of things you're grateful for.
It Gets Better provides suggestions for coping skills with the goal of communicating to LGBTQI youth around the world that it gets better. They also offer a Get Helps page to find LGBTQI youth support services in local communities.
Jed Foundation - I Want to Take Care of my Mental Health our emotional well-being can range from feeling good to struggling because of a situation or a condition like depression. These resources can help you navigate life’s challenges, practice self-care and coping, and/or find the support of professionals.
MTV's Teen Code - How We Cope With Anxiety and Stress this one goes out to all those teens who can’t get out of bed no matter how hard they try, who have gone three days without seeing anyone (or even brushing their hair). You’re not alone, and teen experts (and a few twentysomethings) can prove it.
Partnership in Education Video - Heartbeat: A Mindfulness Exercise to Calm Your Emotions sometimes feelings of fear, excitement, or anxiety can cause your heart to race. If these feelings become overwhelming, this quick mindfulness exercise can help to calm your emotions and connect your emotions to your heartbeat. This exercise doesn't require any materials and can be done in just a few minutes. Take a seat, get comfortable, and give it a try!
Partnership in Education Video - The Equal Breathing Method: An Exercise to Calm Anxiety consider using this exercise to relax, reduce anxiety, and find a sense of calm and well-being. Practice breathing deeply and slowly by following along with the animation.
Your Life Your Voice provides ways for teens to get help via call, text and email. Their trained counselors are able to offer advice for real life situations and they can be reached 24/7 via phone at (800) 448-3000 or by texting VOICE to 20121. They also provide tips and tools on their website for a number of issues such as coping skills, transitioning to adulthood, anxiety, abuse, identity, depression and more.