I didn't cope in the best of ways. I coped through light drugs and alcohol in my teens/early twenties and food I've used from the age of 8. Food has been my #1 go to for comfort which is why I was obese/morbidly obese for the majority of my life until now. Old habits are hard to replace with good ones in some instances as I still fight the urge to binge eat at times when emotions come to the surface. I've spent a part of my 'growing up time' growing up in therapy. - to help nurture the inner me that was never nurtured or felt loved.