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Dealing with Emotional Crises

Here are some strategies for coping to help prevent a crisis from occurring.

Dive Reflex

    This video helps to learn more about the cold skill and using our body’s natural dive reflex to calm down quickly. (12 minutes)

    Screengrab of NowMattersNow Cold Skill video

    Cold Skill

      This is a teen’s experience with using the cold skill, which involves changing your temperature to calm down from intense emotions quickly. (3 minutes)

      TIP Skills

        This downloadable PDF briefly describes the TIP skills that help calm down fast from distressing emotion. Learn more about these skills in the “Cold Skill,” “Dive Reflex,” “Paced Breathing,” and “Progressive Muscle Relaxation” videos. (PDF)

        Screenshot of NowMattersNow Getting Through a Crisis video

        Getting Through a Crisis

          This is a video of a teen describing key strategies they’ve used to get through a crisis. (3 minutes)