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Basic Coping Tips
Originally Published April 16, 2024
Healthy Coping Skills
Practice Self-Care to Help Cope
- Take time for yourself
- Eat healthy
- Connect with nature
- Meditate
- Do yoga
- Listen to soothing music
- Stretch
- Walk
- Get plenty of sleep
- Learn something new for fun
2. Acknowledging Triggers Can Help You Cope
- Keep informed but limit constant watching, reading, or listening to news stories
- Restrict social media
- Put boundraries on watching too much violence
- Try to live in the moment and move on from the past
- Recognize any chemical or food sensitivities
- Nutrient deficiencies
- Personal situations or issues
- Hidden illnesses, such as thyroid disease
- Financial problems
- Job situation
- Upcoming test
- Lifestyle
- Medication side effects
3. Techniques to Help You Cope
- Deep breathing exercises, if you physically can
- Don’t isolate yourself
- Practice mindfullness
- Read for pleasure
- Write in a journal
- Watch a funny sitcom or movie
- Live in the present
- Step away from a situation even for a short time
- Try to relax your mind
- Slow your body and mind down even for a short time
- Limit alcohol consumption and recreational drugs
Unhealthy Coping Strategies
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Substance abuse
- Self-harm
- Impulsive or risky behaviors
- Isolation
- Emotional eating
- Avoidance
- Negative self-talk
- Excessive screen time
- Catastrophizing
Why These Unhealthy Strategies Can Be Problematic
- Temporary Relief
- Long-term harm
- Cycle of negarivity
- Impaired emotional processing
- Exacerbation of mental and physical health issues
Sources Used:
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Coping with Stress, accessed April 8. 2024.
- National Library of Medicine, Coping Mechanisms, Algorani EB, Gupta V. Coping Mechanisms. [Updated 2023 Apr 24]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559031/, access April 8, 2024.
- MedlinePlus, Learn to Manage Stress, accessed April 8, 2024.
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