In my Coping and Healing groups, people often discuss coping skills. Those skills are always there, even when people feel overwhelmed, helpless, or particularly unskilled.
During difficult times like these, coping skills are more important than ever. What coping skills do you see in my images for today?


















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Here’s what I find when I search for “coping skills” on YouTube:
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What are your coping skills?
Thanks to all who help me learn new coping skills, including YOU!

Music is my outlet/ coping mechanism. I have frisson, and I know the songs, and sometimes an entire album, that sets my soul afire.
Music is a great coping skill, Stan.
I with Mike Reynolds. Was just thinking this morning that the perfect time to do almost everything is tomorrow. Like when yesterday I thought I would clean out the front hall closet, but then decided to do it tomorrow.
I appreciate the way you are coping, Barbara.
Something I’ve never really thought about until just now is that, whatever your coping mechanism is, it starts with taking time for yourself. And there’s nothing selfish about self-care.
Thanks for this very skillful comment, Chris.
Soup looks yummy!
I am trying to play sax after decades away and I always feel great after I play, no matter what I sounded like
Great coping skills, Maureen. 💕
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