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Coping Mechanism

The One Thing I Have To Do Whenever I'm Upset

Lisa K. Friedman | Posted 05.12.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Cacti, Container Gardening, Planting as Therapy, Gardening, Planting, Coping Mechanism, Anger Management, Anthurium, Slideshow, post50, Fifty News
Lisa K. Friedman

To some, I suppose I might seem crazy, like a lady who lives alone with too many cats. But that's okay with me. With my hands in the soil and my head in the fronds, I am beyond calm. I'm... happy.

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Do You Drink When You're Angry?

Caren Osten Gerszberg | Posted 07.03.2012 | Women
Read More: Nora Noel, Self-Medication, University of North Carolina, Women and Alcohol Study, Women and Alcohol, Passive Aggressive, Alcoholism, Alcohol and Anger, Coping, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Coping Mechanism, Women News
Caren Osten Gerszberg

A recent study conducted by psychologists at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, shows that anger and alcohol mix a little too easily for many women.

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Migraine, Migraine Go Away

Miriam Novogrodsky | Posted 05.19.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Migraines, Coping Mechanism, Chronic Illness, Self-Awareness, Personal Health, Migraine, Persistent Headache, Daily Persistent Headache, Migraine Headache, Healthy Living News
Miriam Novogrodsky

Early in her quest for a cure she had an abundance of hope. She believed that with the right treatment, she would find relief. And why not? Many people do.

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Turn Your Coping Mechanisms Into Warning Signs

Jan Shepherd | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Self-Respect, Self-Preservation, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Mechanism, The Inner Life, Self-Love, Healthy Living News
Jan Shepherd

Instead of using your coping mechanisms to mask what's going on underneath, why not use them as an early warning system that something is going on and begin to take a look under the hood?

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5 Tips to Avoid Overeating

New Harbinger | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Emotional Eating, Mindful Eating, Eating Disoders, Compulsive Overeater, Coping Mechanism, Binge Eating Disorder, Coping Skills, Healthy Eating Plan, Food, Healthy Living News
New Harbinger

There are many reasons why you may overeat. Whether it's emotional or stress related, you are using food as a coping mechanism. Before you grab the bag of chips read these helpful tips.

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Getting Over a Friendship Drought

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Friendship, Women, Drought, Loneliness, Living News, Relationships, Female Friendship, Coping Mechanism, Nostalgia, Making Friends, Psychological Science, Sense of Belonging, Tim Wildschut, Friendship Study, Psychology, Psychological Coping Mechanism, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

The more lonely people are, the more nostalgic they tend to become as a way of increasing their self-perceived feeling of social support.

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