Quotes About Coping

Our brains are wired in such a way that we can forget, so we don't all end up eating the barrel of a gun.

Human beings are made to forget things, otherwise they couldn't tolerate the pain of life. They say that time heals, but it's not time, it's some inner power all people have.

He laughed to himself he said because if he did not laugh he would cry.

Of course it's not simple. Who said it was simple? But you know what? Lots of loose ends don't ever get tied up. Play the hand you're dealt. Move on.

They stood there for a while, with no sound but the flapping of the flag. "It's not that simple, Kiowa." "Of course it's not simple. Who said it was simple? But you know what? Lots of loose ends don't ever get tied up. Play the hand you're dealt. Move on." Kiowa

Of course it's not simple. Who said it was simple? But you know what? Lots of loose ends don't ever get tied up. Play the hand you're dealt. Move on." Kiowa

Everyone thinks I'm so strong. They expect me to face autumns and winters like that and bitch-slap them down; make them come to heel. I'm not so strong. I only pretend.

I try to explain how people react when overwhelmed by confusion and negative emotions. Some drink too much. Others overeat or beat their wives or kick the cat. And a surprising number hold their hands against a hot plate or slice open their skin with a razor blade. It's an extreme coping mechanism. They talk about their inner pain being turned outward. By giving it a physical manifestation they find it easier to deal with. (35)

The greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to break apart and compartmentalise. It's how we juggle multiple demands, and how we cope with pain and trauma.

Everyone hesitates – gets afraid, screws up, sometimes badly. Often with tragic consequences. The question is: after it happens, can you put down that bag of bricks and forget about it? Or are you going to carry it around, and let it ruin the rest of your day?

You'll be fine. It's only a little jail time. I do this all the time.

It was amazing, even, to think that the only thing left to people in their despair was reading.

Molti uomini sono lâches. Lasciano andar via. Lasciano partire. Lasciano perdere. Perché non vogliono confrontarsi direttamente col dolore. Non sopportano di sentirsi impotenti. E allora cambiano discorso. Oppure riagganciano il telefono. Oppure cominciano a guardare distrattamente gli sms che arrivano sul cellulare per poi dirti che è proprio un peccato, che non possono farci nulla, ma che adesso devono proprio andarsene.

we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried.

You can't let the apocalypse rule your life.

Many of us are equal to life's emergencies who cannot bear its day-after-dayness.

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

He who sings frightens away his ills.

Hay quien se hunde en la lectura de novelas para distraerse de sí mismo, para olvidar sus penas...

Kendilerini ve ac?lar?n? unutmak için roman okumaya sald?ran kimseler vard?r.

Many lives are disrupted by tragic accidents, and even the most fortunate are subjected to stresses of various kinds. Yet such blows do not necessarily diminish happiness. It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.

Whenever the outside world offers no mercy, an internal symbolic system can become a salvation.

Anger turned inward, for instance, can lead to depression

It's inappropriate to have debilitating anger over events we can't control.