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The Best Way to Cope With Negative Emotions is... [Writing Prompt]

September 16th, 2017

Complete the following sentence:

"I have found the best way to cope with negative emotions after traumatic experiences is to....."

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User Profile: gentleLime304
gentleLime304 September 23rd, 2017

I seem to super clean with lots of bleach seems to help sometimes

User Profile: Incomplete
Incomplete September 23rd, 2017

Count to 10

September 23rd, 2017

Write it down.then on the other half of the paper write 3 counteracting positive emotions.

User Profile: selfconfidentBalsam2021
selfconfidentBalsam2021 September 23rd, 2017

MUSIC!

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User Profile: CheesusCrust
CheesusCrust September 24th, 2017

@selfconfidentBalsam2021So true.

October 6th, 2017

@selfconfidentBalsam2021

Music is a good creative outlet. I record and post songs online of inspirational, and healing songs.

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User Profile: selfconfidentBalsam2021
selfconfidentBalsam2021 December 9th, 2017

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Thought about doing something like that just as a personal thing tho. I mean when I'm in a mood in go the ear phones.

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User Profile: ambitiousCity3124
ambitiousCity3124 September 23rd, 2017

try different methods flexibly

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User Profile: ambitiousCity3124
ambitiousCity3124 September 23rd, 2017

@ambitiousCity3124 I mean if one finds a few methods that work for them, they can flexibly choose one method to improve their mood in each specific situation they are in

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User Profile: crimsonMango5077
crimsonMango5077 September 23rd, 2017

Music... either listening to a calming song or playing the piano. Also writing in a journal. I tend to escape to video games a little too often though

User Profile: IBelieveInMagic
IBelieveInMagic September 23rd, 2017

I agree that music definitely helps me. Listening to something uplifting or that reminds me of happy times or people ☺

User Profile: eisan
eisan September 23rd, 2017

Cry. Then calm down and get up and do what I need to do.

Music helps me with crying.

User Profile: Hangul
Hangul September 23rd, 2017

Praying to God

Reading the Quran

Calling a friend

Crying and crying and crying

User Profile: Micaiah
Micaiah September 23rd, 2017

Through finding the Truth of life and the Love of God! In Jesus:) trust me^^