what's your best coping mechanism

tips on how to cope: dealing with your feelings, dealing with the consequences of self-harm in your life. share your ideas and maybe pick up some new skills, too. you don't have to want to stop to learn something new here.

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what's your best coping mechanism

Post by thisshallbeformusic » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:22 am

i printed out the list of coping skills. it's great. i just wanted to know what coping skills you use that are most effective.
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Post by zombiepeople » Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:41 am

getting on BUS
playing with my chubby kitty or my guinea pigs
doing something artsey like beading stuff or making finger-weave bracelets
playing some cheesy video game like Mario Party :star:
writing
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Post by silver_smurf » Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:52 am

Coloring
yoga
playing with my dog or taking her for a walk
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Post by Seeshellz » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:00 am

BUS
TV
movies
reading
coloring
journaling
cross-stitching
beading
Sudoku
teaching myself Spanish
video games
music
playing the 15 minutes game...
yo-yo
play doh
surfing the net
doing research on a subject of interest
collecting recipes for my Weight Watchers
making MP3 collections
going to the library
staying in my safe place(away from anything sharp)
talking to a friend on the phone
and more just can't think of it right now...
"If you learn from your suffering,

and really come to understand the lesson you were taught,

you might be able to help someone else who's now

in the phase you may have just completed.

Maybe that's what it's all about after all..."

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