Sometimes the best way to understand your thoughts or feelings is to explore them. The tools on this page might help you learn new coping skills, explore things about life, reflect on what’s going on inside, and try out new and creative ways to calm your mind.
Anxiety, stress, anger, and big emotions happen to everyone — especially when life feels like a lot. Your brain and body are built to react to stress, but sometimes those reactions get stuck on “high alert.”
The good news is that small things can actually help your nervous system calm down. Simple actions like moving your body, changing your environment, or focusing on your breathing can send signals to your brain that you’re safe and things are okay.
These aren’t magic fixes, and they won’t make problems disappear. But they can help turn the intensity down so you can think more clearly, feel more in control, and get through tough moments.
Try a few and see what works for you. Everyone’s brain is different — finding what helps you is what matters.
Feeling overwhelmed sometimes is normal.
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Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.
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At the end of the day, who you are is totally and completely up to you.
✳︎ Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth. ✳︎ At the end of the day, who you are is totally and completely up to you.
Want to try something different?
Sometimes it’s easier to show what you’re feeling than to explain it. There’s no right or wrong way to do it — just build whatever feels right to you.
Click the link below to take you to a site where you can create your own sandtray. Just know, this is yours and no one will see what you build unless you choose to share it with them.
As you create your scene, think about these questions. There are no right or wrong answers.
1. What does this scene represent?
Is it something happening in your life right now, something from the past, or just how things feel inside?
2. Who or what in the tray represents you?
Where are you placed in the scene? Close to others? Far away? Watching from the outside?
3. If this scene could change, what would you want to happen next?
Would something move, appear, disappear, or feel different?