Well, I think if you don't act on it you are doing really well because you are saying the thought is there but you are in control. That's how I took suicidal ideation (thoughts) off the table. For awhile - no thoughts - it was great. Then they came back. But I just don't entertain them. They are boring guests in my house so I am not going to feed them and entertain them, get it? You can do this, I am sure. As for coping techniques I guess that's personal and we all have to find our own best techniques.