1. Coping
with Stress

2. Where does stress come from?
 Thinking about the future!

3. What is Stress?
What does stress look like in
your life?

4. Examples of Stress
 Running late
 Fighting with family
 Peer drama
 Lack of preparation
 Poor grades
 Family issues
 Having no money
 Feeling targeted
 Feeling alone

6. How do you cope with stress?
What works for
you?
What doesn’t
work for you?

7. Coping with Stress
What’s Healthy?
 Music
 Deep breathing
 Positive thinking
 Talking to someone you trust
 Consulting your doctor or counselor
 Go on a walk
 Video games
 Exercise / Sports
 Hobbies
What’s Unhealthy?
 Drugs and alcohol
 Over-eating / Under-eating
 Masking stress with sex / romance
 Isolating / not talking about it
 Pretending like everything's okay
 Hurting ourselves
 Hurting someone else
 Engaging in risky behavior
 Cursing and screaming at people

9. Diaphragmatic Breathing
(Breathing through the belly)

10. GUIDED IMAGERY
(finding your “happy place”)

11. Negative Thinking Creates Stress!

12. Mindful Hand Awareness Exercise

13. Mental Focus Exercise

14. Musicale Stimuli Exercise

15. Full Sensory Awareness Exercise
 Wherever you are, just stop and look around when safe to
do so.
 Become aware of everything that your sense pick up
 How do you feel?
 Do you feel over-stimulated?
 Do you feel anxious?
 Make a mental note and keep observing without
judgement

16. Take Away… Practice!
What is one coping skill you learned in
this lesson that you will try the next time
you are stressed?