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3 Mental Health Coping Skills That Everyone Needs To Know

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We hear a lot about coping skills. If you have been in therapy for any length of time, the topic has probably come up, but I found that a lot of the suggested coping skills were only temporary distractions that didn’t help me process what I was thinking or feeling.

Don’t get me wrong, distractions are good in immediate situations. I use them when I have overwhelming urges to engage in self-harm or another destructive behavior.

But what about things that actually help process emotions in a productive manner? Here are a few coping skills that can help more than just a distraction. 1.

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