If we look at our coping mechanisms at face value, it can add to the stress that we’re attempting to take away. It can feel like a bandaid for a symptom rather than a direct address to the roots of the problem. But not everything can be a full uprooting of systemic damages. Sometimes, effective coping is about surviving the moment. So let’s lump all of the coping strategies I listed (and any others you can think of), and see them for what they really are: survival tools. They are tools to help us survive. They are strategies to protect our health internal and external in literally any way that our brain possibly can. So they are morally neutral. Not bad, not good. A hammer can be a valuable tool or a dangerous weapon, depending on how it’s yielded. So check your tools, sure, but also don’t be afraid to check in with your wielding strategies, too. DONATE:www.pcrf.netGet Involved:Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + LinksGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcastOR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcastOR WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/juliemerica The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.