Mental Health Coping Skills
We all recognize how hard it is to stay busy and to cope when we “feel” that so many options are closed to us. It’s important to start to think outside the box of things to do!!
Things to do to clear your head as the weather gets nicer:
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Frisbee Golf
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Clement Disc Farm - Haverhill MA
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Amesbury Pines - Amesbury MA
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The Hollows - Manchester NH
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Google courses near me!
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Rock painting for people to find as they are walking
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Chalk activities for people walking
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Rock Garden - painting, formations,
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Try a new “sport”
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Bocce Ball
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Cornhole
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Croquet
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Badminton (don’t forget the shuttlecock)
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Plant vegetables - you don’t need to build a garden, grab a few pots!
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Create games in your yard like Soccer Golf
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Trail walking
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Hiking
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Fly a kite - it doesn’t need to be at the beach
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Learn to cook a new thing every week - desserts? Dinners? Breakfast?
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Learn to play an instrument - search CraigsList or FB Marketplace
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Offer to do yard work for those who can’t - maybe they will pay you in cookies!
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Make a tire swing
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Create a time capsule - how cool would it be to look back on this time in ten years? You think you will remember?
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Get crafty and creative
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Plan a fantasy vacation- explore hotels and activities in cities you would love to visit
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Virtual museum tours
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Do a virtual job shadow
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Teach a grandparent how to zoom and spend some time interviewing them, what did they do to prepare for life after high school
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Make a COVID bucket list - all the things you wish you could do but can’t
Most importantly, reach out and be with people (following social distancing rules of course). Enjoy the sun or dance in the rain; be present in the moment and try not to worry about things you cannot control in the future. If nothing else, remember you can always find inspiration from Disney movies, for example “
"Venture outside your comfort zone. The rewards are worth it." -
Tangled or “
Adventure is out there” -
Up.