"Simply put, coping mechanisms are the ways that any person handles stress, big emotions or challenging life ...

For some teens, this can be a sign of dissociation, a temporary disconnection from thoughts, feelings, body or surroundings.

We all have that friend who talks to themselves at full volume on the subway, or maybe you’ve caught yourself organizing your bookshelf by color for the umpteenth time. In a world constantly evolving ...

The nine steps that form the basis of my approach to mastering stress and living well are, at a basic level, about identifying and changing harmful habits. The subject of my previous post was “Take ...

“I’m dissociating” is a phrase that’s everywhere right now, from the mouths of influencers on social media to friends sharing their weekend plans after a stressful week at work. People use the phrase ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A recent survey of 1,000 workers across various industries indicated a troubling rise in substance use as a coping mechanism for job stress, workplace pressure and financial strain ...

Many people rely on “hoping skills”—such as suppressing thoughts or clinging to ineffective strategies—believing stress will disappear on its own.

Dealing with a traumatic event, or truthfully, any event in your life that causes stress, it can be easy to escape to a daydream world. Yet, as many people will tell you escapism isn’t always the best ...

I slowly opened my eyes to see two women bent down, looking at me with concern. I’d collapsed in an alley after drinking myself into oblivion and was now lying with my bodily fluids. I could’ve been ...

Willow’s fifth studio album, titled Coping Mechanism, is out now. The 11-track release opens with the previously unveiled single “Maybe It’s My Fault,” which was brought to life back in June with an ...