Thursday, 12 June 2025

Coping Mechanisms Do's & Don'ts












39 comments:

Marie Smith said...

Chocolate has to be on the menu these days!

Travel said...

Great collection, thank you. I came close to getting fired one time for throwing a stress ball at some annoying idiot. I like the last one, happiness is an inside job.

Mistress Maddie said...

LMAO!!!!!! The cucumber one actually is sort of creepy looking.

Parnassus said...

Hi Debra, The cucumber one reminded me of those ancient Chinese jade burial suits:

https://www.iflscience.com/jade-burial-suits-why-the-ancient-chinese-lay-their-dead-to-rest-in-such-opulence-69129

--Jim

Tom said...

...my entire life has been about coping.

Yorkshire Pudding said...

Loved the self-care menu but what would happen if we all turned our backs on what is happening out there in the so-called real world?

Boud said...

I thinking throwing axes might work for me better than stress balls. Just me?

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ Parnassus (Jim) -- Yes, an uncanny resemblance!

Bob said...

I am off to buy cucumbers!!!!

Sixpence Notthewiser said...

Ok, so...
Light a scented candle.
Listen to my favourite songs.
Chocolate.

Done.

XOXO

Pixie said...

I love these and I think I may be a cactus:)

whkattk said...

Mister Rogers...except naked is the comfy-est.
Lately, I'd have to be the cucumber dude.

Ellen D. said...

Good advice!

Cleora Borealis said...

🥰 An excellent series leading me through anxiety and coping. The finish of the self-made happiness jar was a brilliant reminder! My thanks to you! 🫡

Liz Hinds said...

Oh I like that menu! I'm with Boud on the throwing axes.

Mike said...

Dessert - ICE CREAM!

e said...

It's good to have a reminder that we need rest and replenishment always but especially during times like these.
I loved the Mr Rogers and the cactus memes. I have a tea mug with drawings of cacti that says, 'Feeling Prickly'. Frequently in rotation!

Kathy G said...

They're all good, but the last one particularly spoke to me.

Anonymous said...

Codex: No.

Mary Kirkland said...

I'm definitely stealing a couple of these.

Lisa said...

I identified with too many of these. The first one that caught me was doing silly crafts while the world blows apart around me. Describes most of my retirement. But when I came to the rest is an act of self-love, I couldn't resist. I took it without asking. It is now safely stashed in my blogger picture folder. I would like to put it on my blog page if you don't mind. Truly, I'd like to write a whole blog about it. So I'm waiting to hear from you. If you mind, well, I will just have to search for something similar. But that one is perfect in itself.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ Lisa -- There's no need to ask! Just take it, use it, write a blog post! This isn't my original meme or personal property -- don't tell anyone, but I stole it myself!

Tundra Bunny said...

Hey Sporticus, do you remember those red foam gag bricks from the 1980's? I wish now I'd kept a few for throwing at my TV!

Kay G. said...

I am liking that cactus one!

Busy Bee Suz said...

Ahhhh, that last one. Yes, we all need to create our own happiness, not matter what.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ Tundra Bunny -- I can't possibly imagine WHO you would want to throw a brick at?

roentare said...

World is falling apart

DVArtist said...

OMG! I'm the coping queen. LOL Love these.

angela said...

I’m the one in the craft room, pretending it’s all ok.
Hot chocolate helps too

Barbara said...

I knew there was a good reason I liked Cactus.

Kirk said...

The thing about Mister Rogers, even though he changed his shoes and trades a suit for a sweater, he STILL wore the tie.

Janie Junebug said...

I finally know what's missing in my life––the neighborhood of make believe. Daniel Striped Tiger, come to me for a hug.

Love,
Janie

DB Stewart said...

The cucumbers, lol. Oh yes, I too long for coping mechanisms; you are not alone.

Rade said...

TIP: If you put the stress balls in the freezer over night before throwing them at people, it gets even more of the point across.

Jeanie said...

Yup, yup and yup in every single way. I feel like every day we are just trying to cope.

Lady M said...

I find that yoga is my go to for stress relief during these trying times. An hour or two of focusing on my breathing really calms me down.

How do we know said...

The cucumber one is the bestest!!!

The Happy Whisk said...

Love the cukes one and I love, love the happiness one.

Ur-spo said...

yes yes yes about the tea philosophy. quite sensible.