Each day try one of these productive coping skills.

Coping Well

30 Productive Coping Skills

1. Practice breathing-in through your nose, out through your mouth for one minute.
2. Listen to uplifting or inspirational music
3. Pet your cat or dog
4. Sit in the sun and close your eyes
5. Listen to inspirational podcasts
6. Write yourself an encouraging note and carry it in your pocket
7. Go for a brisk 10 minute walk
8. Call a friend
9. Invite a friend over
10. Write positive affirmations on note cards and place where you can see them often
11. Go outside and listen to nature
12. Work in the garden or flower bed
13. Plant a flower in a pot
14. Journal
15. Make a gratitude list
16. Swim, run, jog, hike
17. Smell a flower and touch the petals
18. Write something positive about yourself for every letter of the alphabet. Decorate it and hang it where you will see it everyday
19. Write a letter to someone
20. Offer to walk a neighbor’s dog or go to a shelter and play with dogs/cats.
21. Draw a cheerful picture outside with sidewalk chalk
22. Pray
23. Print your favorite Bible verse on a card and memorize it
24. Decorate your mirror with positive affirmations and your favorite photos
25. Write a thank you note to your best friend
26. Go for a walk and take pictures of flowers; challenge yourself to find 15 different kinds
27. Play a board game with a friend or sibling
28. Write a list of compliments about a friend and give it to them
29. Write an inspirational quote on your mirror with an erasable marker
30. Work out