http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/31/alternative-coping-a-tough-sell/ "being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things." - christina, grey's anatomy Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:26:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/31/alternative-coping-a-tough-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Now is Now Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:46:31 +0000 http://greythinking.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-568 It's so true what you say about burning out certain coping mechanisms. When a coping strategy is novel, it seems to work wonders.... until it doesn't work at all. I am able to go to extremes with food.... and apparently with coping mechanisms too. (I had a sticker chart for a while too... then it started to make me feel a lot of pressure and backfired) It’s so true what you say about burning out certain coping mechanisms. When a coping strategy is novel, it seems to work wonders…. until it doesn’t work at all. I am able to go to extremes with food…. and apparently with coping mechanisms too. (I had a sticker chart for a while too… then it started to make me feel a lot of pressure and backfired)

]]> http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/31/alternative-coping-a-tough-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-569 C Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:59:34 +0000 http://greythinking.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-569 Yup. I've been trying to work on dealing with the stuff I'm using my ED-habits to avoid. It's tough, admitting to yourself that things hurt really bad and willing yourself to face that. Sometimes it seems much easier to distract myself with restricting or whatever. I started going to yoga again, as an alternative coping mechanism. But it s indeed a tough sell. Yup. I’ve been trying to work on dealing with the stuff I’m using my ED-habits to avoid. It’s tough, admitting to yourself that things hurt really bad and willing yourself to face that. Sometimes it seems much easier to distract myself with restricting or whatever. I started going to yoga again, as an alternative coping mechanism. But it s indeed a tough sell.

]]> http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/31/alternative-coping-a-tough-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Carrie Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:49:09 +0000 http://greythinking.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-570 Ha! Reading this reminded me that I should probably print out some more mandalas to color. Just google "free mandala coloring pages" for some good images. And, uh, I'm going to be 30 in several months, so we can be dorky and coping together! :) Ha! Reading this reminded me that I should probably print out some more mandalas to color. Just google “free mandala coloring pages” for some good images. And, uh, I’m going to be 30 in several months, so we can be dorky and coping together!

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