I'm tired of being in a crisis. Basically the same one, almost every weekend. T suggested that I try coping. Okay, that's probably good advice except that if I could remember any good strategies for coping when I need them, maybe I wouldn't be getting into crises every week. I ought to look through the sticky threads again for ideas.

The bad coping strategies are what I want to do. I've been wanting to cut, but I don't have to give in to that. But I was wishing that I would get hurt accidently. I'm alternating between not eating, and eating chocolate. I wish I could go to sleep and stay there for a long time. I hang out online, or just plain withdraw and dissociate. I wish that I had alters who could take over for me so I'm not just sitting there looking vacant.

I can think of some positive coping strategies, like music and exercise and reading or doing something productive, and there's always escaping to work or school or something official that give me a good excuse (but I won't function my best there either). But is escaping and avoiding actually coping?

What does real coping entail?