The beginning of a new year offers us a special time and a unique opportunity to reflect upon the meaning of our lives. In this connection, it is a time when many people make “resolutions” describing ...

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Handling it, getting by, making do…whatever you call it, coping is a big part of life. It’s so common we don’t even think about it. We just do it. You’re using coping skills in one way or another ...

Having a strong sense of coherence and good coping skills can help women facing adversity to overcome anxiety, research shows. The work found that women encountering difficult circumstances, such as ...

While it may not solve a problem directly, emotion-focused coping can equip you to address it. Some ways you can practice emotion-focused coping include meditating, journaling, and reframing.

This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Like getting your teeth cleaned at the dentist or forgetting your umbrella on the one day it downpours, occasional anxiety is a typical part of ...

It's well established that experiencing stress can hurt our physical health. Now two new studies find that younger adults who take preemptive steps to respond to stress are better able to avoid those ...

Now, fill out this Choosing Your Coping Tools worksheet (or read it in the drop-down below). Review this list of coping tools on your own or with your parent, then check off which tools have worked ...

Living with the stress of prolonged uncertainty takes a toll on physical and mental well-being. Even if it’s not pandemic-level uncertainty, every day you can bump up against low-grade uncertainties ...