Tag: coping skills

When life gets stressful, we have our go-to behaviors to take some of the pressure off. For some, this looks like reading a mystery novel, watching reality tv, or having dinner with a friend. While these can be great coping strategies, they also can become destructive. Like most things in life, there needs to be…

So you’ve gone to therapy, and your therapist tells you to try this new coping skill, You do it, but it doesn’t work. Does this mean you are a failure? No. Does this mean the coping skill is never going to work? No. How do you get the most out of your coping skills? Here…