5 unhealthy coping mechanisms you need to discard in 2023
Escaping or isolating
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Continuously finding a getaway or detaching yourself includes keeping away from social communications and disengaging from others.
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Over-reacting or under-reacting
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People who lash out or stay stoic in face of triggers often have deep stacks of unexpressed feelings piled up inside them.
Over-eating or under-eating
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Both, over-eating and under-eating as methods for dealing with hardship or stress can prompt serious medical issues in a person.
Catastrophizing
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Catastrophizing is a way of dealing with hardship or stress that includes pondering the absolute worst result of a circumstance and anticipating that it should work out.
Smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse
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Individuals who chain-smoke, consume inordinate alcohol, and mishandle drugs do as such to numb gloomy feelings or break from issues.