Currently listening to: No One – Alicia Keys
You and me togetherThrough the days and nightsI don’t worry ’causeEverything’s gonna be alright (yes, it will)People keep talking, they can say what they likeBut all I know is everything’s gonna be alright
How have I coped with difficult times in the past?
Prompt snagged from: Day One
I’ll be honest—when it comes to dealing with hard times, my coping mechanisms have been a mix between toxic and healthy. No matter what route I take, unprocessed pain always has a way of rearing its ugly head one day.
- drown myself with work. I bury myself under task lists, projects, deadlines—whatever keeps me too busy to sit still with my thoughts.
- overthink things. The spiraling, overanalyzing EVERYTHING until my brain is basically arguing with itself. I pick apart conversations, second-guess my decisions, and replay old situations on a loop. Eventually, I annoy the crap out of myself.
- retail therapy. I treat myself by buying something completely unnecessary and try to justify it by telling myself, “I deserve it”.
- pretend it never happened. I’ll sweep it under the rug and carry on like nothing’s wrong. I’ll smile, work, and go through the motions, till I can’t ignore it anymore.
- download on AI-Chan (name I gave ChatGPT) or write a post about it to gain insight from the comments.
- pray. When I was younger, I would pray… a lot. My prayers often went unanswered but I was used to that.
- all the interventions my therapist friends have told me and that I share with my patients: meditation, breathing exercises, grounding techniques, get adequate rest, exercise, and eat healthy foods.
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