From my Psychology Today blog, Crisis Knocks, a planned series of posts (26 of them) about different strategies that can help in getting through a crisis–one for each letter of the alphabet.
I’ll return to this page as I fill in the alphabet over time, adding links to new posts. What should emerge: A virtual index for this unfolding online handbook. Unless there’s a link, the topics are provisional, and very much subject to change.
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A – Manage Anger
C – Remain Calm (or try to)
D – Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There
E – Eat Well
F – Feelings Aren’t Facts
G – Gratitude List
H – H.A.L.T. (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired)
I – Improvise
J – Joke
K – Keep it Simple
L – Letting Go
M – Mindfulness
N – Negative Automatic Thoughts
O – Organize
P – Partialize
Q – Quiet Your Mind
T – Talk to Someone
U – Up with Self-Care
V – Visualize
W – Water
X – ‘Xamine Pain
Y – You Can Do It (Affirmations)
Z – Zzzzz (Sleep on It)
Disclaimer: The above articles are intended for educational purposes and for people who are in treatment with a mental health professional. None of these tools is designed to help you solve mental health problems on your own. Please consult a trained professional if you are experiencing difficulties with your moods, behaviors, or thinking patterns. If you are experiencing a psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
