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True or False: Anxiety feels the exact same for each person.
False - everyone experiences anxiety differently.
Give an example of a physical reaction to anxiety. Hint - how does your body feel when you are anxious
Tight muscles, sweaty palms, tummy ache, butterflies in tummy, hard to talk, hard to move etc.
True or false: Anxiety is normal; everyone experiences anxiety.
True - everyone feels anxious at times! There are strategies we can learn to help manage our levels of anxiety and stress.
What are the 3 "F" words we are learning today?
Fight, flight, freeze
What are some strategies we can use to help manage our stress levels?
Deep breathing, going for a walk, colouring, talking to a friend, cuddling a dog etc
Share a time you were stressed.
Studying for a test, sports game, meeting new people, going to the doctors, public speaking, going to a new place, asking for help etc.
Explain one (or all) of the following: fight, flight, freeze
FLIGHT body tries to escape the threat. FIGHT facing any perceived threat aggressively FREEZE feeling stuck
