I’m with you Suri-the movie and blanket works for me…I just have to be careful because it works so well it becomes more of an escape than a coping skill.
(((HUGS to BONBON))) I hope the day is short for you and tomorrow is a better day:)
I don’t know if this is really a coping skill (it is probably a cop out, hehe) but sometimes I just pay per view a movie and curl up on the sofa with a blanket. Not really coping, just getting away from it all for a few hours.
My coping skills are running rather thin these days!
Respite care…? I might have qualifyed last year, but don’t yet this year. But I am about ready to pull out all my hair and feel like running away these days. Oh how i wish i could for a while.
I love to do so many things, I just have no time. Today I will settle for just getting though the day!
venting on here then erasing half of what I punched in
I get into one of my hobbies as a coping thing. I think some hobbies are almost like meditation (like crocheting, it is repetative and I stop thinking so much!) When I am well enough I like to go for walks in the woods. I have bird guides and wildflower guides and I look up things I don’t know the name of… boy, that sounds so boring, LOL! Oh but it is fun for me… I think it just gets my mind on something else besides dwelling on something that might be bothering me.
crochet work is beautiful. i remember a friend on here showing me her crochet baby clothes, they were so adorable! i don’t know if she still does crochet… i would like to learn how to quilt. x stitch is always calming, just need very good light though. i’m thinking of making a friend a soft toy…
I cope with drawing and music soothes my soul… I also enjoy a walk alone or with a friend… I definately enjoy some alone time and a good nap too… I don’t play any instruments but I enjoy musician and watching them play with all their emotions…
SuRi…Ha…(I’d say that’s a cop out!!!) BUt I like it!!! I think I am gonna treat myself to that one REALLY soon, like this weekend! Thank’s for the idea, it sounds soooooooooooooooo good!!! (and I am NOT gonna feel guilty at all!
Hiding away with books. Spent the last week doing that – got at least a dozen read, probably more. Just heat up the hot water bottle for my back, grab a book, and disappear into it for the day.
How Timely!! I have just hit a low point in a long time and have very depressed over the past couple of days. This was after a bad cold where I stayed in bed for a while. I find staying in bed is DANGEROUS for me and is a cop-out for me. So I try to avoid it. I try to do things around the house like laundry and cleaning up. That helps. And writing to you folks here or writing in my journal.
I stay busy too. Sitting around with nothing to do while sounding good, leads to nothing good sometimes. I keep busy all the time, and when not busy at work (and even when busy) I always make time to check into CP and see how my friends are doing and to pick myself up!
I agree, staying busy with work or hobbies or just anything is good - but every once and awhile taking a day off to do nothing is good for me. I feel rejuvinated when I take a day to just relax. (I also have axiety problems so slowing down is good for me)
SuRi I call those kind of days you are talking about Zsa Zsa days…
Zsa Zsa said every woman should spend one day a week in bed, alone, eating Bon Bons* and reading movie magazines.
- Bon Bons = chocolates, rest secure Bon!
Sex is overrated in my book right now, though I do reserve the right to change my mind!!! tee hee! ~blush~
My main coping skill is my music.My iPod is my best friend at times,and it’s
the one thing that never lets me down.
Except when I forget to charge the battery.
Huggs and KitKats,
Cleta
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