- active (taking additional action to get rid of problem)
- planning (make strategy about what to do)
- suppression ( put aside other things to concentrate on problem)
- restraint ( for self to wait for just the right time to take care of problem)
- seek social support (asking friends what they did in same situation)
- social support emotional reasons ( talk to someone about how I feel)
- positiveness ( look for the good in situation)
- acceptance ( learn to live with it )
- religion ( seek God's help)
- focus on emotions and vent ( when upset let emotions out instead of keeping them inside)
- denial ( refuse or deny that it happened)
- behavioral disengagement ( give up attempt to get your way)
- mental disengagement ( turn to other things to keep mind off of situation or problem)
- alcohol/drug disengagement ( abuse drugs or alcohol thinking it will take care of the problem)
There is another way of coping it is called constructive coping. Constructive coping refers to efforts to deal with stressful events that are judged to be relatively healthful. Constructive coping involves :
- confronting problems directly (involves effort to rationally evaluate options in an effort to solve the problem
- is based on reasonable, realistic appraisals of the stress and coping resources
- learning to recognize and manage potentially disruptive emotional reactions to stress
- learning to exert some control over potentially harmful or destructive habitual behaviors
There are a lot of ways to cope with stress, pressure, or other problems but there are a few things that should be remembered:
- the stress/pressure/problem will never go away till you deal with it
- alcohol/drugs only complicate or prolong the problem
- and finally taking it head on when it shows up is the only thing you can do. Worrying about what is, was or what could of or should of been is not good. As they say " hind sight is always 20/20". You can only do your best and be honest.
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