Distress Plan
1. Activities (including apps or websites) that comfort me, calm me, and/or distract me that I can try.
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6. Sing
7. Watch Animal Planet or another nature show
8. Brush hair 100 times
9. Play Soduko or another game of strategy and logic like Minesweeper or Solitaire (or a video game)
10. Watch You Tube
11. Listen to music
12. Take a walk
13. Take a hot bath
14. Take a nap.
15. Write a list of things to be grateful for such as nature’s beauty, a good friend, a pet, a skill.
2. Positive things in my life – things that make me smile – to remember like memories, jokes, people.
3. What would I say to my best friend/spouse/significant other/close friend if they were feeling this way?
4. People I can call.
Name Number
5. Call crisis hotlines:
1. Colorado Crisis Hotline 844-493-8255
2. Pike’s Peak Mental Health 719-635-7000
3. Peak View 719-444-8484
4. National Crisis Hotlines 1-800-784-2433
6.Access crisis chat sources at:
coloradocrisisservices.org
www.imalive.org
suicidepreventionlifeline.org
7. Call my therapist 719-600-8468
9. Walk in to crisis center:
AspenPointe Crisis Walk-in
115 South Parkside Drive or 6071 E. Woodmen Rd., suite 135
10. Call 911
11. Go to nearest emergency room.
I agree to follow these steps if I feel intensely distressed or am in crisis.
Signature Date
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6. Sing
7. Watch Animal Planet or another nature show
8. Brush hair 100 times
9. Play Soduko or another game of strategy and logic like Minesweeper or Solitaire (or a video game)
10. Watch You Tube
11. Listen to music
12. Take a walk
13. Take a hot bath
14. Take a nap.
15. Write a list of things to be grateful for such as nature’s beauty, a good friend, a pet, a skill.
2. Positive things in my life – things that make me smile – to remember like memories, jokes, people.
3. What would I say to my best friend/spouse/significant other/close friend if they were feeling this way?
4. People I can call.
Name Number
5. Call crisis hotlines:
1. Colorado Crisis Hotline 844-493-8255
2. Pike’s Peak Mental Health 719-635-7000
3. Peak View 719-444-8484
4. National Crisis Hotlines 1-800-784-2433
6.Access crisis chat sources at:
coloradocrisisservices.org
www.imalive.org
suicidepreventionlifeline.org
7. Call my therapist 719-600-8468
9. Walk in to crisis center:
AspenPointe Crisis Walk-in
115 South Parkside Drive or 6071 E. Woodmen Rd., suite 135
10. Call 911
11. Go to nearest emergency room.
I agree to follow these steps if I feel intensely distressed or am in crisis.
Signature Date
