April’s producers have confirmed that she is still in the house after her last episode on misconceptions and so now, we’re going to turn to coping skills/mechanisms/strategies. We’re going to kick off the discussion with unhealthy/dysfunctional coping mechanisms, including a deep dive into April’s (emotional and functional) dependency on alcohol and the real gateway drug, coffee. Discussed at length is also how maladaptive coping mechanisms are used because they seemingly give the external signs of success for situations where one doesn’t have the inner experience, skills, or memories of how to connect with others or oneself functionally. We also touch on promiscuity and depression. Finally we round out the discussion with some neutral/positive skills such as leveraging the skillset/strong sides of one’s disorder, journaling, putting yourself in others shoes, and doing absolutely fucking nothing, lest you become the burn-a-house-down-and-kick-a-dog person. Hopefully the discussion helps us all better weather the varying waves of life and the circumstances and environments that we all find ourselves in.
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