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"Ballroom dancing helps us over our rough spots."
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relationship, relationships, marriage, marriages, rough spot, rough spots, rough patch, rough patches, dance, dances, dancing, dancers, dancer, ballroom dancing, ballroom dancer, ballroom dancers, ballroom dance, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, dancing in the street, arguing, argue, arguments, argument"Sometimes I live in the country. Sometimes I live in town. And sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river and drown."
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ventriloquist, ventriloquists, ventriloquism, dummy, dummies, dunk, dunks, dunking, bucket, buckets, drown, drowns, drowning, jump in the river, jumps in the river, jumping in the river, suicidal, suicidal thought, suicidal thoughts, mask, masks, masking, psychological problem, depressed, depression, clinical depression, cope, copes, coping, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms"And now a correction: Portions of last night's story on diving mules which were read with an air of ironic detachment should actually have been presented with earnest concern."
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correction, corrections, redaction, redactions, redacted, take back, takes back, taking back, detached, detachment, ironic, irony, modern life, modern attitude, modern attitudes, anchorman, anchormen, hipster, hipsters, earnest, earnestness, tragedy, tragedies, cope, copes, coping, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, diving mule, diving mules"Memoir, Chapter 1. At times, I think I may have never fully gotten over the death of my parents..."
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memoir, memoirs, superhero, superheroes, trauma, traumas, orphan, orphans, cope, copes, coping, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, psychology, deep-seated, issue, issues, death, deaths, death in the family, understatement, understatements, understate, understates, understating, parent, parents, die, dies, dying, mental health, mental health problem, mental health problems, work through it, working through it, autobiography, autobiographies, story, stories, personal story, personal stories, confession, confessions, confessional"What's your secret of self-quarantining for YEARS and staying sane?"
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interview, interviews, interviewing, cat, cats, self-isolate, self-isolating, self-isolation, quarantine, quarantines, quarantining, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, pandemic, pandemics, years, day, days, sane, sanity, crazy, going crazy, cope, copes, coping, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, nature, independent, independence, introvert, introverted, lonely, alone"He still finds giving negative feedback really difficult!"
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negative feedback, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, cope, copes, thin skin, thin skins, thin-skinned, difficult, difficulty, difficulties, puppet, puppets, puppetry, therapy, therapeutic, bad feedback, evaluation, evaluations, worker evaluation, worker evaluations, work life, boss, bosses, bad news, bearer of bad news, bearers of bad newsSisyphus Learns to Cope
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bowling, bowling ball, bowling balls, bowler, bowlers, greek myth, greek myths, greek mythology, classics, classicist, classicists, skittles, skittles, hades, underworld, tenpin, tenpins, ten-pin, ten-pins, eternal punishment, uphill struggle, uphill struggles, coping, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, silver lining, silver linings, bright side, bright-sideMan has a storm over his head, which ends up growing a flower on his head.
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pessimistic, pessimism, negativity, anger, storms, happiness, happy, positivity, perspectives, psychology, outcomes, coping, coping mechanisms, outlooks, life changes, mental health, bad mood, bad moods, turnaround, turnarounds, turning it around, optimism, optimist, optimists, silver lining, silver linings, rage, rages, raging, stormIce Cream Flavors
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ice cream, ice creams, ice-cream, ice-creams, ice cream flavour, ice cream flavours, ice cream flavor, ice cream flavors, comfort food, comfort foods, lonely, loneliness, comfort eat, comfort eating, bad habit, bad habits, commiserating, modern life, modern attitudes, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, relationship, relationships, breakup, breakups'Inspections are always stressful...but he's been taught some coping strategies that seem to be helping.'
"I just need a few minutes with the auto-sensor to regain my illusion of control."
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bathroom, bathroom break, bathroom breaks, restroom, restroom break, restroom breaks, work, worklife, stress, stress relief, illusion of control, hand dryer, hand dyers, auto-sensor, automatic hand dryer, coping mechanisms, weird coping mechanisms, stress relief, lack of control, out of control, no control, modern lifeHow I learned to stop worrying and start hammering
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worry, worries, worrying, anxiety, anxious, stop worrying, self help, stress management, self care, hammer, hammers, hammering, destructive, destroy, destroys, destructive behaviour, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, unhealthy coping mechanism, unhealthy coping mechanisms, mad, madness, eccentric, eccentricity, eccentricities, diy gone wrong, diy"Has it occurred to you that you occasionally feign a lack of understanding?" "What the hell does that mean?"
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therapy, therapist, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, psychiatry, shrink, shrinks, mental health, analyst, analysts, psychotherapy, psychology, psychoanalysis, client, clients, patient, patients, therapy session, therapy sessions, denial, deny, avoidance, avoid, avoidance, coping, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, defense, defenses, defense, mechanism, defense mechanisms, mental patient, mental patients"Certainly I love you, Gayle, but I'm able to compartmentalize."
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relationship, relationships, relationship problems, relationship difficulty, relationship difficulties, spouse, spouses, wife, wives, husband, husbands, partners, partner, significant other, significant others, couple, couples, relationship, relationships, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriend, girlfriends, dating, date, dates, dating troubles, date night, date nights, compartmentalize, compartmentalizing, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, psychiatry, psychology, breakup, breakups, breaking up, divorce, divorcing, divorces, divorced, getting dumped'That jar is not for money. It's for coping tips I can use to satisfy my spiritual needs.'
The 'worry list' is a tool used to help get a handle on stress and anxiety.
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