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Forum: Coping Strategies

Coping with mental illness or medical issues in yourself or someone close to you, or just coping with life: What strategies have you found that work for you?

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Coping Skills - Don't Compare Yourself with Others

    Coping Skills - Don't Compare Yourself with Others by Robin Cunningham Sunday, April 6, 2008 It's a common practice in our society to measure...

    Started by David Baxter, April 8th, 2008 09:43 AM
    adults, children, do, don, experience, failure, for, game, if, may, need, of, other, someone, to, use, what, with
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    Daniel
    January 31st, 2010 04:15 PM Go to last post

  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: You Can Weather That Storm -Ten Steps To Help You Do Just That

    Yes! You Can Weather That Storm—Ten Steps To Help You Do Just That By Claire Arene, MSW, LCSW The most important aspect of effectively managing a...

    Started by Cat Dancer, June 22nd, 2007 05:29 PM
    about, anxiety, be, depression, divorce, do, experience, family, for, friends, from, home, how, loss, may, mental, of, other, physical, power, talk, try, vitamins, why, work
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    Violet
    February 12th, 2009 09:30 AM Go to last post

  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Coping with painful or distressing feelings

    What has helped me is writing it down this past week, in wee bits and pieces, reading it a few times till it no longer hurts or makes me cry, then I...

    Started by SoSo, February 25th, 2007 12:57 AM
    of, other, the, what, with
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    Serenity
    March 30th, 2007 09:40 AM Go to last post

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  1. Post How to Defeat Burnout and Stay Motivated

    How to Defeat Burnout and Stay Motivated by Jeffrey Tang ZenHabits.net “Do what you love.” We’ve all heard this advice before. It’s great...

    Started by Daniel, October 20th, 2009 06:22 PM
    awareness, burnout, different, don, family, friends, harder, may, parent, power, procrastination, sleep, success, try, with, work
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 165
    Daniel
    March 7th, 2010 12:18 PM Go to last post

  2. Don't try harder. Try different.

    Try different by Seth Godin The usual mantra is to 'try harder'. Trying harder is impossible when you're already...

    Started by Daniel, March 7th, 2010 11:44 AM
    for, of
    • Replies: 0
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    Daniel
    March 7th, 2010 11:44 AM Go to last post

  3. [Video] Lessons Learned from Oprah Winfrey

    Lessons Learned from Oprah Winfrey by J.D. Meier, Sources of Insight blog November 30, 2009 Whether you’re a fan or not, there is no doubt that...

    Started by Daniel, December 13th, 2009 07:06 AM
    awareness, balance, comments, experience, failure, fear, friends, home, loss, mother, organizing, play, self-esteem, success
    • Replies: 1
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    Daniel
    March 4th, 2010 05:31 PM Go to last post

  4. If You Love Someone Who Has a Mental Illness...

    5 Tips If You Love Someone Who Has a Mental Illness by Dr. Aletta March 4, 2010 The National Institute of Mental Health reports that one in...

    Started by David Baxter, March 4th, 2010 11:36 AM
    adults, bipolar, diagnosis, experience, family, friends, men, mental illness, personality, stigma, work
    • Replies: 0
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    David Baxter
    March 4th, 2010 11:36 AM Go to last post

  5. [Video] In Praise of Slowness

    Carl Honore, author of In Praise of Slowness, explains how you can get more out of life by doing less.(TED talks)

    Started by Daniel, November 6th, 2009 07:24 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 245
    Daniel
    February 25th, 2010 08:30 PM Go to last post

  6. If Habit-changers Were Olympians...And Many Are

    If Habit-changers Were Olympians...And Many Are Psychology Today blog: Changepower by Meg Selig Olympians can turn even failure and tragedy into...

    Started by Daniel, February 24th, 2010 05:45 PM
    anxiety, children, death, depression, experience, failure, loss, medication, men, treatment, work
    • Replies: 0
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    Daniel
    February 24th, 2010 05:45 PM Go to last post

  7. Just do it: insight, motivation and action

    Just do it: insight, motivation and action by Paula Bloom, PsyD As I write this my father is in the ICU. He is very sick with a multitude of...

    Started by Daniel, February 24th, 2010 01:30 PM
    abandonment, ect, family, men
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    Daniel
    February 24th, 2010 01:30 PM Go to last post

  8. How to Make the Most of a Fresh Start

    How to Make the Most of the Fresh Start of a New Year by Leo Babauta We’re several days into the New Year, and many of us are still basking in...

    Started by Daniel, January 6th, 2010 12:33 AM
    clutter, facebook, friends, iphone, men
    • Replies: 1
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    Daniel
    February 24th, 2010 01:02 PM Go to last post

  9. The Hidden Art of Achieving Creative Flow

    The Hidden Art of Achieving Creative Flow by Everett Bogue ZenHabits.net Have you ever had a creative evening when time suddenly flew by? A...

    Started by Daniel, February 21st, 2010 11:46 PM
    awareness, children, experience, family, friends, home, risk, work
    • Replies: 0
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    Daniel
    February 21st, 2010 11:46 PM Go to last post

  10. Writing and Health: Some Practical Advice

    Writing and Health: Some Practical Advice by James W. Pennebaker, PhD Writing about emotional upheavals in our lives can improve physical and...

    Started by Daniel, November 26th, 2009 11:33 PM
    experience, men, online, warning
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    Daniel
    February 1st, 2010 10:07 AM Go to last post

  11. 10 thoughts that may be keeping you stuck

    The Top 10 Thoughts that are Keeping You Stuck by Tonya Leigh, Just B Living E-zine January 14, 2010 1. I don’t have enough time. If...

    Started by Daniel, January 26th, 2010 08:47 PM
    anxiety, depression, experience, family, fear, home
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    Lana
    January 26th, 2010 09:10 PM Go to last post

  12. Are you a hero or a victim?

    Are You a Hero or Victim? by Tonya Leigh, Just B Living E-zine January 7, 2009 Suzanne wakes up, and her very first thought is, “Thank you...

    Started by Daniel, January 8th, 2010 02:32 AM
    children, home, loss, mother, women, work
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    Daniel
    January 8th, 2010 02:32 AM Go to last post

  13. Tips on Breaking Bad Habits

    20 Tricks to Nuke a Bad Habit by Scott Young ZenHabits.net July 5, 2007 Are you letting bad habits rule your life? I started learning how to...

    Started by Daniel, June 23rd, 2009 02:49 PM
    introduction, memory, reminders, work
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    adaptive1
    January 4th, 2010 01:40 AM Go to last post

  14. New Years Resolutions You Can't Live Without

    New Years Resolutions You Can't Live Without Psychology Today blog: People Skills by Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D. I realize that New Year's resolutions...

    Started by Daniel, December 26th, 2009 04:33 PM
    child, children, family, home, sleep, work
    • Replies: 1
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    Daniel
    January 2nd, 2010 10:35 PM Go to last post

  15. How to Live in the In-Between

    How to Live in the In-Between By Tonya Leigh, Just B Living blog December 27, 2009 It seems like many of the self-help gurus have the “BIG wake...

    Started by Daniel, December 28th, 2009 03:13 PM
    family, fear, home, loss, work
    • Replies: 1
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    amastie
    December 29th, 2009 02:15 PM Go to last post

  16. 7 Kinds of Hope

    The 7 Kinds of Hope Beyond Blue blog by Therese Borchard November 20, 2009 Awhile back Anthony Scioli, coauthor of Hope in the Age of Anxiety,...

    Started by Daniel, November 21st, 2009 05:19 PM
    adults, anxiety, children, depression, men, parent, treatment, work
    • Replies: 1
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    Miroku
    November 26th, 2009 11:42 PM Go to last post

  17. One-liner tips by Abraham Low

    "These tools are quoted or adapted from our self-help books Mental Health Through Will Training, Manage Your Fears Manage Your Anger and Selections...

    Started by Daniel, November 15th, 2009 05:52 PM
    men
    • Replies: 1
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    NicNak
    November 15th, 2009 07:20 PM Go to last post

  18. Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Improv

    Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Improv Psychology Today blog: Embracing the Dark Side by Jenna Baddeley Have fun, embrace...

    Started by Daniel, November 15th, 2009 11:57 AM
    adults, failure, personality, play, psychotherapy
    • Replies: 0
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    Daniel
    November 15th, 2009 11:57 AM Go to last post

  19. What's Your Can of Spinach?

    What’s Your Can of Spinach? By Bakari Akil II, Ph.D. As a child I watched endless hours of Popeye. My favorite moment in each short would be...

    Started by Daniel, November 14th, 2009 03:15 PM
    child, ect
    • Replies: 1
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    Violet
    November 15th, 2009 01:46 AM Go to last post

  20. Post The 10 Rules of Change

    The 10 Rules of Change Psychology Today Magazine by Stan Goldberg, PhD September 1, 2002 Self-change is tough, but it's not impossible, nor...

    Started by Daniel, October 23rd, 2009 03:15 PM
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    Daniel
    November 12th, 2009 12:21 PM Go to last post
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