Quotes About Coping

survival in Nazi concentration camps "depended on one's ability to arrange to preserve some areas of independent action, to keep control of some important aspects of one's life despite an environment that seemed overwhelming.

to keep control of some important aspects of one's life despite an environment that seemed overwhelming.

Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life's absurdities by thinking absurdly about them.

We create the illusions we need to go on.

Evie was so nervous that she downed her cocktail in two stiff swigs, then refilled her glass. Henry arched an eyebrow. "A pro, I see." "What else is there to do in Ohio?

There's a moment of profound sadness that can be dispelled only by summoning my anger.

People will disappoint you. The question to ask is whether you can learn to live with the disappointment and move on.

Today is a hard day. Sometimes, there are hard days. Days stretched so tight with pain that they seem as if they can allow no room for hope.

You know what works? Denial. As a coping tool, denial is severely underrated.

As others grown more intelligent under stress, I grow heavy, as if I were an animal on a chain.

How do you function when your entire body has been overtaken by searing emotional pain? How do you function when a huge hole had been ripped in your life? How do you ever smile again, laugh again, feel joy again? You just do it...Because you have no choice.

You only fear something that hasn't happened. Once it has happened, all you can do is deal with it.

anger is described as "completely natural, perfectly legitimate. It is that internal happening which prepares us to cope with hurtful, frustrating, and fearful experiences." And "anger is simply a state of physical readiness." He goes on to explain, "When we are angry, we are prepared to act.

But don't imagine that always brave translates to never afraid.

Feel your feels, as the saying goes. Except so many feelings are hard to take.

Plans give you a list of tasks to keep you from drowning in your own fear. Plans give you a feeling of control, even if it's just an illusion at the time.

You hurt, and you hate hurting. Worse, you feel helpless, which in turn makes you feel hopeless, and you are not a woman accustomed to either emotion.

Grief is not a disorder, a disease or sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.

Real success is gaining the ability to face situations in life with maturity.

For anyone going through a divorce or any other painful challenge, the first and most important recommendation I can make is to find some kind of spiritual and emotional support.

Real happiness in life comes from the mental capacity to adapt to any situation.

So they left the subject and played croquet, which is a very good game for people who are annoyed with one another, giving many opportunities for venting rancor.

Anger is the only negative emotion that people all over the world usually want to keep.

Try to remember the last time you felt extremely angry. Recall what you focused upon and how you acted. Were you able to reasonably consider good courses of action? Were you able to look at all your options? Did you make the best decision? Do you regret something you said or did? If you are like most people, you will see that you hardly think and behave at your best when you feel enraged.