Category: Health and Wellness
what coping skills do you currently use and how do they help you
to cope with life? hmm music, playing with my son and nephew, watching the wonderful Scotland Rugby team thump the French, 20...16. Hmm remembering that there are people far worse off than I will ever be.
by occupying my time with stuff that is distracting. By always trying to find the good of a situation. By setting goals for myself.
cutting helps alot but I am trying not to do it so I throw ice
eww.
Well things are a bit hard just now (but no one has died) so they are not THAT bad - but... I am trying to be positive - get outdoors more, walk more, and am learning to identify SOME of the local bird songs... all this has also had the unexpected plus of meeting lots more new people *smiles*
cutting also helps me i hang out on the internet and try and give advice to anyone who needs to talk so i can forget about my problems for a while ripping up paper or cardboard can help or squeezing a stress ball
I try to think positively, talk to people or write in my journal when I have problems or just feel like expressing my feelings. Also, I tend to pace around a lot while thinking or talking to others, especially over the phone. I do that just to move around because I guess it helps me think more easily sometimes. But when I'm depressed and don't feel like writing or talking, I usually just want to lie down and go to sleep.
1. Read
2. Write *never read it afterword*
3. Paint
4. Listen to really, really loud music
5. Do some sort of aerobic exercises
6. Take a nap; you'll feel better after a nap
7. Go for a walk outside
8. Go for a drive (if you're a blindy; have a list of people that can take you palces; even if it is just out food shopping or something)
9. Yell in to a pillow
10. Call a friend, send a friend an email; just, basically, tell someone how you feel.
wanna know what i do? i destroy stuff with my bare hands! seriously if i can't brake it? i either bend it or just throw it as hard as i can against something until it brakes!
negativeness not the answer those of you who chose less distructive measures i commend you