Topic: Hello Description:Hi there! I'm CalmBot, your AI-driven destressing buddy. I'm here to provide calming activities and answer questions to support your mental health! Your wellbeing is our top priority. We also provided student opportunities for you! Below are important and free resources to support your mental health Topic: Prepare for college Description:"CalmConnect has provided lots of Student Opportunities for you! Feel free to click on it! Note that each year the opportunity deadlines may vary. It is best to check their website for more information." Topic: Internship Description: The position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification Topic: Enrichment Programs Description: Enrichment programs are educational initiatives designed to provide students with opportunities to explore subjects and activities beyond the primary curriculum. These programs enrich students' learning experiences, fostering intellectual, creative, and personal growth. Topic: Opportunities Description: Student Opportunities is a collection of internships, enrichment programs, events and additional opportunities that students can apply to and participate in outside of school time Topic: Student Opportunities Description: Student Opportunities page is a collection of internships, enrichment programs, events and additional opportunities that students can apply to and participate in outside of school time Topic: Student Opportunities Description: CalmConnect has provided lots of Student Opportunities for you! Feel free to click on it! Note that each year the opportunity deadlines may vary. It is best to check their website for more information. " Topic: Student Opportunities Database Description: CalmConnect has provided lots of Student Opportunities for you! Feel free to click on it! Note that each year the opportunity deadlines may vary. It is best to check their website for more information. " Topic: Extracurricular Activities Decsription: An extracurricular activity (ECA) or extra academic activity (EAA) or cultural activities is an activity, performed by students, that falls outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school, college or university education Topic: Intersectionality Description: Study of overlapping social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination Topic: Mental Health Description: State of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. Topic: Disability Descriptions: Any condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them. Topic: Anxiety Description: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. Topic: Stress Description: A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Topic: Depression Description: A constant feeling of sadness and loss of interest, which stops you doing your normal activities. Topic: Addiction Description: A chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse consequences. Topic: Eating Disorder Description: Any of a range of mental conditions in which there is a persistent disturbance of eating behavior and impairment of physical or mental health. Topic: Bulimia Description: An eating disorder characterized by regular, often secretive bouts of overeating followed by self-induced vomiting or purging, strict dieting, or extreme exercise, associated with persistent and excessive concern with body weight. Topic: Anorexia Description: An eating disorder characterized by restriction of food intake leading to low body weight, typically accompanied by intense fear of gaining weight and disturbed perception of body weight and image. Topic: Sexual Identity Description: A person's identity in relation to their sexuality. Topic: Gender Identity Description: A person's innate sense of their gender Topic: Gender Description: The male sex or the female sex, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones, or one of a range of other identities that do not correspond to established ideas of male and female. Topic: Belly Breathing Descrption: A breathing technique that involves contracting the diaphragm, a muscle that sits between the abdominal and thoracic cavities Topic: Box Breathing Description: A breathing technique that can help you relax and re-center yourself in stressful situations Topic: 4-7-8 Breathing Description: Involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding the breath for 7 seconds, and exhaling for 8 seconds Topic: Autogenic Relaxation Description: A relaxation technique that uses the Power of the Mind to relax the body Topic: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Description: A non-pharmaceutical technique that involves tensing and relaxing muscles to reduce stress and increase awareness of tension and relaxation Topic: Visualization / Guided Imagery Description: Using your imagination to help put your body in a calmer state Topic: Meditation Description: A practice that involves focusing or clearing your mind using a combination of mental and physical techniques Topic: Tai Chi Description: A practice that involves a series of slow gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing Topic: Yoga Description: A practice that connects the body, breath, and mind. It uses physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to improve overall health Topic: Art Therapy Description: A distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media Topic: Aromatherapy Description: The practice of using essential oils for therapeutic benefit Topic: Hydrotherapy Description: A branch of alternative medicine (particularly naturopathy), occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment Topic: Doodling Description: A drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied Topic: Oobleck Description: A non-Newtonian fluid made from a mixture of cornstarch and water that can act like both a solid and a liquid, depending on how much pressure is applied Topic: Dreamscape Description: A view or image that is or looks like something seen in a dream, or a work of art that represents this Topic: Vision Board Description: A collage of images, words, and affirmations that represent your goals, dreams, and desires Topic: Collage Description: A form of visual arts in which visual elements are combined to create a new image that conveys a message or idea Topic: Nondominant Hand Description: Your "less preferred" hand. It's the one that isn't your dominant hand. Topic: Needle Felting Description: A slow process of stabbing at wool or other natural fibers with different types of notched, or barbed, needles Topic: Scrapbooking Description: A method of preserving, presenting, and arranging personal and family history in the form of a book, box, or card Topic: Kaleidoscope Description: An optical instrument consisting of two or more reflecting surfaces Topic: Knitting Description: A method for production of textile fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns Topic: Crocheting Description: A craft technique that involves using a hook to create fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or other materials Topic: Pottery Description: A process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials Topic: Happy Description: Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment Topic: Sad Description: Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy Topic: Arts and Crafts Description: A wide variety of activities involving making things with one's own hands Topic: Feeling Description: An emotional state or reaction. Topic: Feel Description: An emotion or sensation Topic: Gender Expression Description: How a person expresses a gender identity, typically through their appearance, dress, and behavior. Topic: Religious Identity Description: How a person or group of persons think of themselves as belonging to and representing the values of a particular religion and/or religious sect. Topic: Nationality Description: The status of belonging to a particular nation. Topic: Class Identity Description: how a person or group of persons think of themselves in relation to others in society based on their economic and social position. Topic: Bullying Description: seek to harm, intimidate, or threaten. Topic: Racism Description: Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. Topic: Abuse Description: Treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly. Topic: Therapy Description: Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder. Topic: Therapist Description: A person skilled in a particular kind of therapy. Topic: Self-Harm Description: Deliberate injury to oneself, typically as a manifestation of a mental condition. Question, GroundTruth Hello, "Hi there! I'm CalmBot, your AI-driven destressing buddy. I'm here to provide calming activities and answer questions to support your mental health! Your wellbeing is our top priority. We also provided student opportunities for you! Below are important and free resources to support your mental health" Student Opportunities, "CalmConnect has provided lots of Student Opportunities for you! Feel free to click on it! Note that each year the opportunity deadlines may vary. It is best to check their website for more information. " Student Opportunities Database, "CalmConnect has provided lots of Student Opportunities for you! Feel free to click on it! Note that each year the opportunity deadlines may vary. It is best to check their website for more information. " Online Therapy, "This is the perfect place to be! What would you like to talk about?" Destressing Techniques, "Great choice! Would you like to do arts and crafts or breathing techniques?" Arts and Crafts, "Sounds great! What is the timeframe you have?" Breathing Techniques, "Sounds great! We have 3 choices, Belly Breathing, Box Breathing, and 4-7-8 Breathing. Which one would you like to do?" Belly Breathing, "Great choice! Belly Breathing is a breathing technique that involves contracting the diaphragm, a muscle that sits between the abdominal and thoracic cavities. To practice belly breathing, sit down in a comfortable chair, sit up straight and put your hands on your belly or if it's more comfortable you can lay down. Close your mouth and take a slow, deep breath in through your nose. When you breathe in, you want your belly to fill with air and get bigger like a balloon." Box Breathihg, "Great choice! Box Breathing refers to the fact that a box has four sides, a concept represented here by breathing while you slowly count to four for a total of four times — four counts of breathing in, four counts of holding your breath, four counts of exhaling and four more counts of holding after your exhale." 4-7-8 Breathing, "Great choice! 4-7-8 Breathing involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding the breath for 7 seconds, and exhaling for 8 seconds." I am feeling stressed, "You’ve come to the right place! CalmConnect has three sections to help you destress : Online therapy, student opportunities, and destressing techniques. What section would you like to start with?" I have 15 minutes. What arts and crafts can I do?, "15 minutes is a perfect period of time to do arts and crafts. An actiity I suggest is doodling! Doodling is a great quick arts and crafts that utilizes the most basic materials, pencil and paper. An alternative to doodling is warm-up shape practices. While doodling requires thinking of your own ideas, repeatedly sketching basic shapes can be seen as an easier task." I have 30 minutes. What arts and crafts can I do?, "30 minutes is a perfect period of time to do arts and crafts. An activity I suggest is drawing a dreamscape. A dreamscape is just an image that captures events that seem dreamlike. Drawing a dreamscape can help release and ignore negative thoughts for a period of itme. An alternative to drawing a dreamscape is photography. With the widespread use of phone cameras, taking photos is an extremely accessible activity." I have 45 minutes. What arts and crafts can I do?, "45 minutes is a perfect period of time to do arts and crafts. An activity I suggest is finger painting. While finger painting seems like a activity for little kids, finger painting is a easy activity that everyone can do. This activity only requires paint, paper, and yourself! An alternative to finger painting is playing with clay. Clay has a sastifying texture that can be used in many activities like creating sculptures or pottery. Using clay as a stress reliever is common because of its soft texture" I have an hour. What arts and crafts can I do?, "An hour is a perfect period of time to do arts and crafts. An activity I suggest is a calm down jar. This activity involves filling a jar with water, glitter, or any decorations you prefer. Not only is the activity easy to do, the calm down jar can be taken on the go for stress relief. An alternative to creating a calm down jar is making a vision board. Whether you make a physical or digital vision board, a vision board visualizes your goals or dreams with images or ideas." I have an hour and a half. What arts and crafts can I do?, "An hour and a half is a perfect amount of time to do arts and crafts. An activity I suggest is creating a mask. While this mask might not be extremely useful, creating a mask can help release stress via using your imagination and creative skills. An alternative to creating a mask is creating a collage! Similar to creating a visionboard, you can create a physical or digital collage. Either way, creating a collage can help you destress as you rip apart and piece together images." I have 2 hours. What arts and crafts can I do?, "2 hours is a perfect amount of time to do arts and crafts. An activity I suggest is painting with your nondominant hand. Painting with your non-dominant hand can help you practice mindfulness and tap into a creative side that you may not even know existed! When we use our non-dominant hand to paint, it forces us to slow down and pay more attention to our movements. Two alternatives to painting with your nondominant hand is needle felting and creating stress balls. Needle felting involves stabbing together pieces of fabric using a needle. While this activity should not be given to those who have harmful thoughts, needle felting can be used to release minor stress when stabbing fabrics together. Creating a DIY stress ball is also a lot of fun! Filling a balloon with flower is an easy way to make a stress ball that you can take on the go!" I have 2 hours and a half. What arts and crafts can I do?, "2 hours and a half is a perfect amount of time to do arts and crafts. An activity I suggest is art journaling! If you love to doodle or draw random drawings, create an art journal! Instead of drawing on loose pieces of papers, you can have a lot of your drawings in a art journal and use it to release stress via drawing. An alternative to creating an art journal is scrapbooking. Using the same methodology as making a collage or a vision board, you can piece together images of your friends, family, or your favorite things in to a scrapbook! This is a really fun way to gather all your favorite things and remind yourself some of your best memories." I have 3 hours or greater. What arts and crafts can I do?, "3 hours or greater is a perfect amount of time to do arts and crafts. An activity I suggest is knitting or crocheting. For many, the repetitive actions of knitting and crocheting is extremely therapeutic for times of stress. You can also make many fun stuffed animals or household items to give to friends and family! An alternative to knitting and crocheting is pottery! Combining the fun use of clay and making new things, pottery is a great way to destress using clay! Clay has an extremely sastifying texture on its own, making it a destressing material by itself, but making cups, bowls, or plates can also be rewarding!"