STRATEGIES TO HELP YOUR MOOD
How do you deal with your emotions? Can you recognise the emotions you feel for example; what you are feeling right now?
Strategy Wheel
Have you ever felt happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger, or surprise? How did you react when you felt these emotions?
In life, different situations can mean that you have to react to things in different ways. For example, if you get angry at school; you will probably react differently to if you get angry at home.
A strategy wheel is a useful tool to help you think about how to navigate feelings and strong emotions.
You can make a strategy wheel to handle feelings like anger, sadness, fear or disappointment. It guides you to use peaceful problem solving and choosing responses to situations.
Make your own strategy wheel
Step 1: Recognise
Firstly, we have to recognise the emotions that we are feeling. Make a list of the different emotions you might feel.
Step 2: Focus
In the centre of your strategy wheel, write or draw one emotion that you want to focus on.
Step 3: Identify
Make a list of things that you do to help you manage this specific feeling.
Step 4: Prepare
Inside each section of your wheel, draw or write some of your strategies that help you navigate your chosen emotion/ feeling.
Step 5: Practice
When you feel that emotion, select an activity from your wheel. Then start practising it for similar situations in the future. If it doesn't help after a few tries, choose another activity.
More support resources
Find different ways to help with your moods
Take at least 30 minutes every day and choose something out of your self care kit to do.
A Pixel Diary will show you how you perceive your day and what you focus on.
Compass Wakefield
Helps children, young people and families facing low mood, friendship problems, bullying, online bullying or feeling angry, lonely or sad before things get worse. Text BUZZ to 85258 for text messaging support, call 01924 665 093 or send off a referral form
Wakefield Discovery College
Provides free courses and workshops that can help anyone aged 16-25 with their wellbeing and recovery journey.
Wakefield Safe Space
Provides support for anyone in crisis (16+). Phone, Zoom and Face to face support. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6pm-12am- Caduceus House, WF1 4JZ
Phone: 07776 962815
Mind of My Own
If you’re finding it hard to talk to a social worker or professional, Mind of My Own app makes it easy for you to say what you want and when you want to. Find out more and download the app from https://mindofmyown.org.uk