Coping is about facing and managing the difficulties life throws our way, from daily hassles to major life disruptions. Whether it's a minor inconvenience like traffic on your way to work or significant challenges like grief, coping strategies are the tools we use to face these situations head-on.
A coping mechanism is any mental or behavioral effort you use to manage stress. Psychologists define coping as “the cognitive and behavioral efforts made to master, tolerate, or reduce external and internal demands and conflicts among them.” In simpler terms, it’s whatever you do, consciously or unconsciously, to deal with something difficult. That can range from taking a walk after a ...
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