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Part of adolescence is experiencing more complex emotions, or feeling intense, various emotions at the same time.
Resources here can help with identifying your complex emotions and learning coping skills, which are strategies that you can use to manage your emotions.
The "Calm Corner" has lots of helpful information for regulating your emotions, too.
The "Emotions wheel"
The "Emotions wheel"
This emotion wheel has seven simple emotions and expands to more detailed, descriptive emotions. The colors help you identify the emotion categories.
Coping Skills
Coping Skills
Coping skills are strategies you use to manage your emotions. They are ways you choose to respond to your emotions, especially feelings of anxiety, anger, fear, and other complex, intense emotions. Coping skills can be healthy and unhealthy. Examples of healthy and unhealthy coping skills are below - click the arrows to expand the lists.
healthy Coping skills
healthy Coping skills
A healthy coping skill is a way of coping that helps you feel better and does not harm you or other people physically or emotionally. A healthy coping skill is one that doesn't lead to negative consequences.
Examples
Positive self-talk
Deep breathing
Going for a walk
Exercising
Playing a sport or game
Being in nature
Talking to a friend
Talking to a trusted adult
Sharing your feelings
Resolving the problem
Hanging out with friends
Listening to music
Doing yoga or meditating
Reading a book
Drawing or painting
Taking time by yourself
Taking a warm bath or shower
Unhealthy Coping Skills
Unhealthy Coping Skills
*If you are experiencing urges to engage in unhealthy coping skills, please talk to a trusted adult.
An unhealthy coping skill might help you feel better in the moment, but usually leads to negative consequences and can be harmful to yourself or others. A pattern of using unhealthy coping skills usually leads to poor relationships with others.
Examples
Name-calling or insulting
Spreading rumors
Negative social media posts
Yelling and screaming
Threatening
Being violent toward others
Destroying property
Hurting yourself
Reckless behaviors
Using drugs or alcohol
Emotional eating
Oversleeping
Shutting down
Avoiding the problem
Pretending not to care
Blaming others
Being passive-aggressive
Getting revenge
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