What I do is sink into more of the stuff that I like. Reading, horror movies or video games. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But mostly, in my case, it’s a matter of eventually having to stand up to my shit instead of trying to avoid it. Not saying this is the case for anybody else here, talking about me.
My hobbies and passions are good for coping yes, and when I’m really mad or upset I like going for hour long walks. Helps to make crappy emotions more tolerable when you’re done. But in my mind I’m all like, yeah after that, I’ll be better, which isn’t true. However, indeed, it helps to cope. Kinda like bouncing on a weak spring and all.
Drinking is another thing I did, although I wouldn’t call that coping. It makes things worse, although it takes a while to realize this, and then when you do realize and don’t stop cuz you don’t give a shit and like the escape, it makes everything even worse, again. So fuck drinking, although I have to admit, it’s often in the back of my mind as the perfect solution. lol I mean how long will the urges stick around? Do I have to have stopped drinking for 100 years or what? yeah, standing up to one’s demons and all that damn crap But fuck demons.