Category Archives: Coping Skills
Ways to increase happiness
The most important question to ask when you feel down Sometimes it doesn’t feel like your brain wants you to be happy. You may feel guilty or shameful. Why? Believe it or not, guilt and shame activate the brain’s reward center. Despite … Continue reading
Being Disturbed About Being Disturbed
Isn’t it bad enough to be disturbed about events? Now you find out you can even be disturbed about being disturbed about the event. A person is so afraid to ride in an elevator, that they develop a phobia about … Continue reading
Unhelpful Thinking Styles
Another handout to start the conversation in groups. If the group I am working with engages easily I will just use one copy and we pass it around. I have people, one at a time read a thinking style and … Continue reading
Self-care is Setting Boundaries
“Some of us have so many voices in our heads, we could hold group therapy by ourselves,” said Rokelle Lerner, a popular speaker and trainer on relationships, women’s issues, and addicted family systems. This internal chorus is often composed of … Continue reading
Big Five Crazy Beliefs
When we think (and strongly believe!) crazy stuff, really irrational stuff, we are most likely thinking one or more of the following: “Things should (ought, must, have to) be different than they are!” “It’s awful (horrible, terrible, catastrophic) that they … Continue reading
Anger Diary Handout
I spent years leading an anger management group and this handout was one I used when groups had difficulty engaging. As in all groups at the end I asked people if this handout was useful or not and what could … Continue reading
What works and will work for you handout
With this handout I usually had folks write in the category areas what worked for them, what didn’t work, and what will work in the future.
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