Coping | teenswithhope

How Do I Cope?

There are wrong ways to cope, and there are right ways to cope. Listed below are examples, there is also a column for ways that have helped me cope with my pain.

WRONG Ways to Cope:

Self-harming which includes: Cutting, burning into the skin, carving into the skin, scratching or pinching oneself, impact with objects, or any forms of self-mutilation.
Drinking alochol.
Taking pills or any forms of drugs.
Anything that will effect you negatively.
Making yourself vomit.
Not eating, starving, and or depriving yourself of food.
Bottling all your pain up inside.
Working yourself too hard.
Allowing yourself to be used of others.
Being rude to yourself or others.
And many other ways.

RIGHT Ways to Cope:

Venting to someone you trust.
Writing down how you feel.
Drawing.
Looking in the mirror and saying everything that you love about yourself.
Working Out: Cardio, strength, etc.
Listening to music.
Hanging with friends.
Getting a counselor.
Finding something you love to do.
Extra activities at school.
Volunteering.
Sharing your story.
BREATHING-Take all your pain it, and let it out.
Letting how you feel OUT.
Placing 'Truths' around your room, or places you go or see on a daily basis.
Using a red pen, or marker, and marking the areas on your body where you would usually self-harm until you feel better.
Anything that brings a POSITIVE feeling to you.

Ways that Helped ME Cope:

I have tried MULTIPLE things to help me cope with what I was dealing with. Some helped more than others, and some didn't help at all. What I found what really helped me was writing down how I felt and music. When I wrote, I took all the pain that I felt, all the angst and anger, letting it all out. I kept a journal, writing it in every time I felt like giving up, and it helped a lot. Then I found music, I had always had a love for music, don't get me wrong. I found music that had a meaning though, I found music that related to what I felt. When I would listen to this music, to these bands, I would take their lyrics in, take what they were saying, and it was if I could feel myself slowly healing. It was a beautiful thing, and I loved the way these singers made me feel. They made me feel complete, whole, they made me feel normal.