Learning Goals:

• Learn and practice the Plan–Pause–Problem-Solve method.
• Build your own personal plan for emotional emergencies.

🧠 Why This Works

When crisis hits, our brains go into survival mode — fight, flight, or freeze. That means you may not think clearly right away. Emotions take over logic. That’s why we train before we panic.

🚦 Your Emergency Toolkit:

1. PLAN

Know your support people, your safe spaces, and your calming tools before things go wrong.

Example:

• Trusted people: My aunt, my art teacher, my best friend
• Calming activities: Listening to lo-fi music, sketching, walking outside
• Grounding tool: 5–4–3–2–1 Senses Check

2. PAUSE

Stop. Breathe. Don’t react instantly.
Try this:

• Take 3 deep breaths — inhale 4 counts, exhale 4 counts.
• Touch something cold (a metal water bottle or your wrist under cool water).
• Say: “I am safe right now. I will think this through.”

3. PROBLEM-SOLVE

What is one thing you can do next — no matter how small?

Examples:

• Write your feelings in a private journal
• Ask for help from someone safe
• Break the problem into tiny steps: “What’s one thing I can fix?”

🎮 Game Example: Minecraft “Crisis Map”

Build two doors on your Minecraft map:

• Panic Door: Leads to chaos — lava, traps, darkness
• Plan Door: Leads to tools, shelter, light, friends

Ask yourself:

• Which door do I choose when real life feels chaotic?
• What can I build in real life to prepare for future crises?