October 12, 2011
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How do you cope with sadness, grief or stress? What makes you feel better?
I used to not be able to cope with stress very well. I was a worrier, I stressed too much about things and so many times it got so bad that I couldn’t eat because I didn’t feel well. Now I don’t stress as much as before, but there are still times when it does happen; when the stress becomes too much and I start feeling down. A good example of that is last week when my dad went into the hospital and even now that he is in the hospital again. And our blazer won’t start now so we are using my brother’s van. Money is really tight and that’s why I’ve been trying to sell stuff. So I started to worry, started to stress and for a number of days I was really feeling down. I am feeling better now though.
But I find comfort in words. That is how I cope. I get lost in a book, in the words the author wrote. I find comfort in how the words sound in my head, in how a story in its way can embrace me and let me know everything is okay, the problems I am going through are only temporary.
And when the words pour from my own fingertips, from my own mind and I form a story or poem, I find peace in that and feel so happy, so positive and alive. Then I know everything will be okay.
Words, writing and books are how I cope.
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Comments (13)
Life is a state of mind. Always remember that. You draw in what you think. So, try always to think positive and creative and that is what will surround your life.
Writing and reading is a good coping strategy. I find that I don’t do anything nearly as productive. I have been losing myself in TV.I do some reading but I have found that some stories make me think about the thing I am grieving, so I have to pick something really predictable and brainless, something really comfortable. My comfort zone are mysteries and police procedurals I’m comfortable with. Oddly enough.
I hug my wife…
Writing is good catharsis.
I use drink.
Great that what you really enjoy, writing and reading, helps you cope with sadness.
I eat chocolate. I have a bath. I go for a walk. But i am rarely sad. It is most of the time temporary. I also play with the computer.
I@NikBv - me too
I don’t know. I nap and go for a walk. I think the biggest thing that helped me was getting a camera and looking for the beauty of Mama earth through the camera lens.
@Grannys_Place - Want to drink together
@NikBv - Opps I thought you said you used to drink and I see now that you use drink. I used to drink to self medicate. I have been sober for quite a while but you go ahead and have one for me.
@Grannys_Place - Oooh, I getcha. Haha, what a slip up! It’s a lot healthier to be sober. You’ve got it better than I, there.
@locomotiv - I’m not usually sad or stressed either, but it does happen sometimes.
@Aloysius_son - That’s good.
@Grannys_Place - Taking pictures is a great way to cope with stress or sadness. I love being outside, connecting with nature and taking pictures.
@The_Eyes_Of_A_Painter - That’s what I try to do, but when my dad was in the hospital, the stress became overwhelming. I’m fine now though. I’m usually always positive and happy, but even people like me get stressed sometimes.