🛡️ Student Mental Health Series *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

2.33 – Understanding Crisis Urges and Mental Loops: Crisis urges often come from mental loops—thoughts that replay endlessly like broken records. They convince you that harm is the only exit. These loops feed on isolation and repetition. To interrupt them, you must introduce new input: sound, motion, or dialogue. Saying thoughts aloud weakens their intensity. Writing them helps the brain release them onto paper. Physical grounding resets focus to the present. Loops thrive in silence; movement breaks their rhythm. Ask yourself what emotion hides beneath the urge—fear, anger, or sadness? Identifying the root transforms chaos into something solvable. Practicing mindfulness rewires these patterns gradually. Over time, your mind learns to let intrusive thoughts pass like traffic. Recognizing loops early turns them from traps into warnings. You are not your thoughts—you are the observer learning to steer them.

About this course

Trauma-informed mental wellness lessons that help students manage emotions, build resilience, and stay safe in real-world situations—like bullying, grief, violence, and poverty. Built for schools, youth programs, and Medicaid-compliant services.

This course includes:
  • Step-by-step guidance for handling social pressure, conflict, and unsafe situations
  • Stories and messages that encourage students to speak up, stay safe, and take control of their future
  • Flexible learning options for classrooms, after-school programs, and independent use

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