Healthy vs. Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms

  • Hair Pulling

  • Nail Biting/Picking

  • Wrist Rubber-Band

  • Scratching/Scraping Skin

  • Biting the Insides of Mouth

  • Excessive Hand and Foot Tapping

  • Wrapping Ribbon/String/Lanyards Around Fingers

  • Playing with Sleeves and Collars

  • Nail Tapping

  • Pen Clicking

  • Pacing

  • Fiddling with Keys

  • Scratching with Objects (ie...keys, writing utensils, etc...)

  • Ripping Paper

  • Playing with Hands

  • Hitting Yourself with Hands or Objects

  • Grinding Teeth

  • Fiddling with Phone

  • Eating

  • Playing with Hair

  • Crying

  • Body Fiddling (ie...playing with feet, rubbing arms and legs, etc...)

  • Biting Lips

This checklist was created by jessica

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