Quotes About Coping

I guess the real question is, Why not me? Why did I think I was going to get through this life without sorrow, pain, or grief?

The apple was meant to take away the bitter taste, perhaps," he said. "I imagine that Mr. Turing wasn't exactly looking for a taste experience," said Corell. "Man always tries to limit his suffering.

De pronto comprendió que todos aquellos meses en que se había mostrado tan «activa» eran tan sólo una mentira. Había que mentir para poder vivir aquella muerte lenta, o si no, uno se moría durante todo lo que le quedaba de vida.

Thomas believes he has done a fine job of remaining sane the past weeks, but it has been a taxing day, and surely no one would blame him if he simply went mad. Lamentably, going mad will have to wait.

Look whether it be indifferently, as well for sins secret as open, what you find to be your best cordials to comfort you, whether God's Word, or natural means.

Writing is my therapy. In addition to my real therapy. God knows where I'd be without it. I'd probably still be at my last job, working in HR at a religious organization. I was horribly miscast.

I mean it. Like, people always talk about how God doesn't ever give you more than you can handle, but I'm telling you right now, I cannot handle this. This is just too much!

My high school experience was pretty good, but my middle school experience was god awful. It was horrible. I got picked on like no tomorrow.

I've got God's shoulder to cry on. And I cry a lot. I do a lot of crying in this job. I'll bet I've shed more tears than you can count, as president.

I'm really into my running workout. Running really helps me clear my head and makes me feel good, especially when I'm stressed.

I drank for about 25 years getting over the loss of my father, and I took the anger out on myself. I did a good job at beating myself up sometimes.

This may sound trite, but bad things happen to good people, and when you're facing terrorism, natural disaster, you can have every wonderful plan in place, but I am a realist.

I do a good job of blocking painful, unnecessary things from my memory.

I'm very resourceful. I'd be good in prison. I'd be good in a shipwreck. I'd make a great hostage.

When something bad happens to me, I think I'm able to deal with it in a pretty good way. That makes me lucky. Some people fall apart at the first little thing that happens.

When my parents were getting divorced, I just said to myself, 'Go to sleep, and tomorrow you can go skiing.' I cried myself to sleep, and in the morning I was up on the mountain, and I was good.

When I feel stressed, I turn to food for comfort, but I don't like to diet and I'm not good at it.

I get through the tough times through prayer and meditation. And I have really good friends and family, and a great therapist.

It's just so hard to feel good, you know?" I do know. And more than that, it's just so incredibly hard to feel. (54)

It is a good thing I no longer have a heart, because if I did, it would surely break.

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

I asked a shrink: 'Everything is so great. Why am I still so angry?' He said, 'Anger doesn't go away.' I always thought it was kind of a good engine.

No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds.

The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.