Author's Note: This chapter is meant to give you guys some coping skills to try. I know some need them, and I'd love to help!

Connor: "Ugh another stupid group? I don't need any of this shit. It doesn't even help," I thought.

"Okay guys, time for social worker group! I'm Kelley. Today we're talking about coping skills. Who knows what a coping skill is?" asked the tall woman with long, curled black hair.

"A coping skill is something you do to calm yourself down," explained a boy with short, brown hair.

"Exactly Taylor! So, today you're going to be in teams and we'll have a contest to see who can think of the most coping skills without repeating anything. Your table people are your group."

I looked at my table group. Just me and Evan.

"Okay. Go!" the woman proclaimed.

"Hey, Evan. You ready?"

"Huh?" Evan asked, clearly confused.

"For the contest?"

"Oh. Uh, yeah."

"Okay. I'll write everything down. Just say it and I'll write it."

"Okay."

~ 10 Minutes Later~

After the ten minutes, we had a huge list. We were the second group to read our list outloud. I read it outloud, because Evan wasn't prepared.

"Okay, um. Here's what we got.

- Color

- Read your favorite book

- Draw

- Paint

- Name types of trees

- Learn new facts

- Breathe

- Sing

- Listen to music

- Talk to someone

- Clean

- Watch your favorite YouTube videos

- Watch your favorite animes

- Watch your favorite movies

- Watch your favorite shows

- Paint your nails

- Write your feelings

- Write a story

- Take pictures of your favorite people/things

- Play with your pet

- Bake/Cook your favorite food

- Plant a tree

- Work on your garden

- Do volunteer work

- Go outside

- Run

- Walk

- Play your favorite video or board game

- Play a sport

- Hang out with loved ones.

- Take a shower

- Take a bubble bath

- Draw on yourself with washable markers

- Read comics/manga

- Brush your teeth

- Braid someone's hair

- Pick flowers

- Do a crossword puzzle

- Do a word search

- Do math you're good at

- Go on positive social media accounts

- Watch vines

- Tell yourself positive things

- Think about other things

- Look at memes" I read off.

"Great job boys!" The other groups went and we won. Kelley gave us chocolate and the group was over.

"I guess that group wasn't pointless," I said to Evan.

"Yeah-yeah it wasn't. It really helped," Evan said with a smile.

"Yeah, it did," I replied smiling.

Author's Note

Hey guys! Here's another chapter. Sorry I haven't written in a while. School and home has just been a lot lately. I'm going to try to write more as it's a good coping skill for me.

I know a lot of you guys are reading because you can relate to the feelings, so I'm going to try to do some of the helpful group we did in this story.

If you have any mental health/hospital questions, ask on here or on my instagram (lucy_likes_meme_spam) and I'll answer them here. Suggestions are also greatly appreciated!

Your reviews mean so much to me, so please keep sending them! Here's the recent ones I've received!

Via Instagram: "Hi! I came here to tell you that I was reading one of your fanfictions called "You will be found" and I really liked it! I hope that you continue writing it and have a nice day, thanks "

Via FanFiction: "I really shouldn't be reading this, as someone who is self-recovering from depression and self harm and probably shouldn't risk triggers, but I really love this story anyways. Great work!"

Thank you guys so much! 3

Please Remember:

Coping skills are different for everyone and what works for one person may not work for you. The coping skills listed above are not the only ones there are. Please do not give up on coping skills because the first one you try doesn't work. It will take time to find the right ones.