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Anger Manage Community› Anger Manage Articles› POSITIVE COPING SKILLS

POSITIVE COPING SKILLS

Written by jstsIm

10 April 2011

MENTAL

IMAGINATION: lOOK FOR THE HUMOR.

Anticipate the future.

LIFE PLANNING:Set clear goals. Plan the future.

OORGANIZING: Take charge. Make order. Don't let things pile up.

PROBLEM -SOLVING: Solve it yourself. Seek outside help. Tackle problems head on.

RELABELING: Change perspectives. Look for good in bad situations.

TIME ARRANGEMENT: Focus on top priorities. Work smarter, not harder.

PHYSICAL

BIOFEEDBACK: Listen to your body. Know your physical limitations.

EXERCISE: Pursue physical fitness. Jog, swim, dance, walk.

NOURISHMENT: Eat for health. Limit use of alcohol.

RELAXATION: Tense and relax each muscle. Take warm bath. Breathe deeply.

SELF-CARE: Energize your work and play. Strive for self-improvement.

STRETCHING: Take short stretch breaks throughout your day.

SPIRITUAL

COMMITMENT: Take up a worthy cause. Say "yes". Invest yourself meaningfully

FAITH: Find purpose and meaninf. Trust God.

PRAYER: Confess. Ask forgiveness. Pray for others. Give thanks.

SURRENDER:

Let go of problems. Learn to live with the situation.

VALUING: Set priorities. Be consistant. Spend time and energy wisely.

WORSHIP: Share beliefs with others. Put faith into action.

I WONDER

I wonder if I could follow me today

And see what others see

Could meet myself along the way

And talk awhile with me

Could sense my habits as they are

My faults beside my best

I wonder would my score be par

With true worth as the test.

I wonder when I meet me

I'd care to stay around

Or would I walk away and sniff

At little little faults I'd found.

I wonder if I'd find that

I am wjhat I think I am

Or would I turn away and sigh

The victim of a sham.

(Hand out from Mental Health America)

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