Creative Coping Mechani

Writing, drawing, dancing, calligraphy, fashion.

Also, reading and watching films help me to be creative and think creatively

Listening to music while writing, drawing, or cooking

Music ,playing games and talking to my boyfriend

I started using these two techniques I read in a book to distance myself from my negative thoughts. The first one is to sing my negative thoughts with the melody of happy Birthday or jingle bells. It actually helped me a lot. Sometimes it even made me laugh. Also when I'm having a negative thought I have become aware that it is a thought so I started saying to myself "I am having the thought that... " instead of just the thought. As soon as I use this technique the thought does not hurt me much.

@Tofuli

Great name

I love baking and drawing and journaling and crafting and painting and and and