Coping Strategy Playbook

Training Log

1 Understanding Your Feelings

Think about a time when you felt really frustrated or sad. Write a short description of that situation:

How did your body feel? (Heart beating fast? Feeling heavy? Shaky?) Write or draw it below:

2 Exploring Coping Strategies

Circle the strategies that you think might help you the most:

Deep Breathing

Slow breaths in and out

Grounding

See, hear, feel signals

Short Break

Step away for 2-5 min

My chosen strategy:

Why do you think this strategy could help you?

How will you remind yourself to use this when you start feeling upset?

3 Role-Playing Scenario

Imagine you are in a situation where you feel frustrated. Plan your response! Write what you might say to yourself or a friend, using your coping strategy.

Strategy Master

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Session 4 Putting it Together

Coping Strategy Worksheet