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Dealing with my Distress

Across
The practice of being awake, of participating in your life, of learning to inhabit your life. Becoming more intentional with your actions.
these "people, places or things" ignite/cause/fuel your distress
perceived inability to fully experience unpleasant, aversive or uncomfortable emotions, and is accompanied by a desperate need to escape the uncomfortable emotions
refers to a healthier way of thinking during these situations. Instead of focusing on how you would like something to be different, you will recognize and accept the problem or situation as it is.
Concrete tangible activities you can engage in when you find yourself in crisis and it isn't possible at that moment to change things for the better
Down
Extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain
Get active, give to yourself, remember-it could be worse, create opposite emotions, setting aside thoughts, energize your thinking, seek powerful sensations- so that you don't think about your distress
These emotions are uncomplicated, unlearned responses uncomplicated to human functioning.
Find a pleasurable way to engage each of your five senses. Doing so will help to soothe your negative emotions.
These emotions are not related to an adaptive response in any given situation. Also, they are second to primary emotions.