I coped today by attending my therapy appointment online, and then laughing a little about some of the jokes I read on this forum in a different site coupled with finding out that I think the elf on the shelf news was satire (not real; just a joke). Either way, I live in a state where I can still buy elf on the shelf if I wanted to, but I have no idea what the elf is or means. I'm now curious. Actually, I've always been curious about things that get banned; it makes me want to get them more, and it brings out the rebel in me. LOL. The more they ban or prohibit, the more I'm curious. It doesn't mean I'll ingest anything, like a recalled food item or dangerous drug, but I get curious about those things. Maybe "curiosity" and "learning" are coping skills?? Also, I forget how humor and laughing are coping skills, too.