1. Lesson 7: Anxiety and Coping Skills
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Lesson 7: Anxiety and Coping Skills

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means “I’ve got your back!”

3. Today’s Lesson Aevidum WordS:
Today we will learn about FEARS AND WORRIES AND HOW TO MAKE THEM DISAPPEAR!
Aevidum WordS:
Fear
Worry
Anxiety

4. What is a worry?
A worry is a thought or feeling of stress. It is also known as anxiety. Everyone worries about something at some point in their lives. We sometimes worry about things that might or might not happen.

5. What happens when you worry?
Tummy Ache
Can’t think
Muscles Tense
Sweat
Cry
Feel Tired
Trouble Sleeping
Difficulty Eating
Heart Pounds Fast

6. What are some things that worry you?
Take out a scrap piece of paper and draw something that worries you.
Share this drawing and talk about what it is with a partner.
Now let’s share our worries with the class as step 1 to getting rid of them.
Through Aevidum, we can help others to recognize worries and find things to help make these worries disappear like a magic trick!

7. Throw Your Worries Away!

8. Things That Can Be Stressful in School type a list here:

9. Things That Can Be Stressful at Home type a list here:

10. Now Let’s Learn a few ways to Make our Worries Disappear!

11. Disappear Worry Magic Skill 1
4-7-8 Breathing Exercise
Youtube Clip for Breathing

12. Disappear Worry Magic Skill 2
Go to Your Positive Place!
Youtube Clip on Positive Place

13. Practice going Positive
Think of a place you love to go to where you never worry, are always happy, and you are stress free!
Close your eyes and travel there in silence for 2 minutes.
Smell the smells, see the sights, and hear the sounds in your positive place.

14. Next Step
After learning about the worries of peers at your school, we will work together in the next Aevidum Lesson to help each other make these worries disappear!