My one friend has been very emotionally unavailable to listen to what is going on in my life right now and I understand that she needs time but I need some help with ideas of coping mechanisms. My host is very stressed right now and is not around much either. I need a break from being in front but the only people able to take over are children and I cannot allow that to happen without supervision from myself. I do not want to engage in self harm which our system has resorted to in the past in order to cope and I would like some ideas of healthy coping mechanisms that other systems (mainly protectors) have used to help with ongoing stress.