tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480043351355588113.post3435936201801691905..comments2023-06-05T10:40:59.902-04:00Comments on Musings Of A Counselor: Healthy Coping SkillsCounselor Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06842234461571656875noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480043351355588113.post-10641742679173628302012-04-30T12:22:36.000-04:002012-04-30T12:22:36.000-04:00So, you mention writing as a healthy coping mechan...So, you mention writing as a healthy coping mechanism, but I have a friend who keeps a blog where he calls his ex names, and writes cruel emotionally loaded things about her. He says its his means of venting, but really i think hes making a public grandstand where she cannot defend herself and undermining her sense of safety and identity. Can you specify a difference between healthy writing and unhealthy writing as a coping mechanism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480043351355588113.post-82346798611871526542011-12-15T13:07:13.412-05:002011-12-15T13:07:13.412-05:00I've been trying to do a task--pay a bill, run...I've been trying to do a task--pay a bill, run an errand, clean a countertop--to distract myself when I need to cope. I think it's a practice--you've just got to keep doing it!Melissahttp://hungryhealthyhappy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480043351355588113.post-53502111856460699052011-12-15T11:25:05.842-05:002011-12-15T11:25:05.842-05:00I like to exercise and read and blog to deal with ...I like to exercise and read and blog to deal with things that bug me. Also socializing with best friends and snuggling my dog.Errignhttp://errign.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com