I was just sitting around this afternoon, when this thought entered my mind. So, I was wondering what people's all-time best, most useful, or favorite coping mechanism or skill was. If you could only choose one, what would that be? I thought about all the things I do. Meditation, mindfulness, breathing, walking, yoga, NA and AA meetings, support from friends or family, and a whole lot of others. Personally, I don't consider receiving healthcare really to be a coping skill, so you can leave out things like meds, therapy, and pdoc visits. Everybody does those. Well, almost everybody.
Mine would have to be prayer. I do not even know how many times I pray each day, but it is a lot. It's my go-to coping skill. What is yours? What couldn't you live without?
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When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield
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