I've learned many many coping skills through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). I've had the coping skills pounded into my head so many times that I actually do use some without even making a conscious effort to do so. Grounding skills ended a period where I had a lot of depersonalization/derealization, exposure and visualization helped me get past mild phobias, including agoraphobia. And finally getting on board that "opposite to emotion action" and tools like a dysfunctional thought record can make what once seemed impossible more than possible.
I do have one negative coping habit (I'll call it a habit since it isn't a very good one) that I can't seem to stop. That's grinding my teeth and shifting my jaw during the daytime. It's sort of a comfort habit, but does harm to my teeth and really doesn't look that appealing to others who spot me doing it. Sometimes I stop for a while, but I come back to it. I don't think I used to do it way back when I used alcohol for self-medication.
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