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Oct 2, 2021

realizing that: - i conflate self-care with coping mechanisms but simultaneously - i think of coping mechanisms as "not healthy enough to count as self-care" and this is in and of itself probably unhealthy

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@sunofdopamine

· Oct 2, 2021

What do you do for self care? What does restful self care look like to you?

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@QiaochuYuan

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@goblinodds

coping mechanisms are good. it’s right there in the name: they help you cope. the name of the game is to trade up for better and better ones, that help you cope with more stuff while having fewer costs

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I feel like im on a never ending midwit meme rollercoaster about coping mechanisms. -don’t cope, you gotta feel it -coping helps you handle the feeling so you can feel it in your own time -coping mechanisms can create a habit of shielding yourself from things you need to…

in the wilderless

@the_wilderless

Oct 2, 2021

…feel the intensity of in order for them to work on you how they must -dismissing coping mechanisms reflexively can lead to emotional injuries that stunt you long-term cuz you were trying to be macho about it short-term -perfect balance of (non-/)application is impossible, so—

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