Key points of Stress Bucket:
● We all have different sized
stress buckets
● We all live under leaky stress
taps
● We all have holes in our
buckets that let the stress out,
these are are coping strategies
for managing our stress
● Sometimes these coping
strategies can’t keep up with the
stress we are living under; or we
might sometimes forget our
coping strategies
How can you be kind to yourself and stop
your stress bucket filling up?
How can you be kind to yourself and
stop your stress bucket filling up?
Let’s look at the Zones of
Control.
There are some things you
CAN control and some
things you CAN NOT control
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/
Examples of kind acts during the lockdown
You have
probably
heard of this
act of
kindnessCaptain (Colonel) Tom Moore
raised £33millon for NHS Charities.
Examples of kind acts during the lockdown
by Horbury Primary Academy and Accord MAT
Need to be ok in ourselves in order to be kind
■ Call a friend that you haven’t spoken to for a while
■ Tell a family member how much you love and
appreciate them
■ Make a cup of tea for someone you live with
■ Help with a household chore at home
■ Tell someone you know why you are thankful for them
■ Send someone you know a joke to cheer them up
■ Send an inspirational quote to a friend
■ Contact someone you haven’t seen in a while and
arrange a phone catch up
■ Reach out to call a friend, family member or neighbour
who is experiencing loneliness or self-isolation
■ Donate to a charity
■ Lend your ear – call a friend and ask how they’re
finding the change in routine
■ Donate to food banks
■ Offer support to vulnerable neighbours
Acts of Kindness
Your task is:
- Tell us how you have shown kindness towards someone. For example, made
you mum a cup of tea and told her that you love her, sent a card or a kind
message to a friend to cheer them up, called your grandparents or raised
money for the NHS. There are so many ways that you can shown acts of
kindness.
- Tell us how the person reacted, who received your act of kindness.
- Tell us how it made you feel after showing the act of kindness
- Tell us what your plans are for more acts of kindness.
- Present this in any way you like: a short video, photos, draw pictures or a
comic strip or PowerPoint. It’s up to you!
- Please look on the next slide for details on how to send it in to us.
We want to hear from you.
What acts of kindness have you seen, received or shown?
What suggestions do you have for an act of kindness during lockdown?
Let’s spread the kindness.Send these to
[email protected] the title #kindness
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