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    Unhealthy Coping Habits

    Posts: 4,833 Member
    edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
    When I’m depressed I like to listen to the saddest music I can find until I’m so depressed I’m ready to eat a gun.

    When I’m physically traumatized my entire body shuts down and I will nap for hours on end.

    When I am stressed or overwhelmed I will binge eat garbage.

    What are some of your unhealthy coping mechanisms?

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    • Posts: 4,619 Member
      You need more hugs.

      Also i will drink myself sick, refuse to let myself just lie down and sleep and spend hours on my phone, causing me to be late, adding even more stress
    • Posts: 3,861 Member
      I'll procrastinate and eat mindlessly
    • Posts: 11,962 Member
      When I don’t feel good, I eat garbage. Delicious garbage like raw cake batter obviously, but it’s not unlike a dog eating grass to try to make itself throw up.
    • Posts: 11,962 Member
      When I’m sad..

      That actually never happens. I’m apathetic as *kitten*.
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    • Posts: 9,551 Member
      When I'm not at work or have to drive, I drink way more alcohol than I should.

      When I'm bored at work, I spend too much time on MFP.
    • Posts: 2,402 Member
      I go to TJ Maxx and Marshalls a lot to distract myself from negative feelings
    • Posts: 567 Member
      edited January 2018
      I just cry, no matter what because harming myself, won't help myself!
    • Posts: 7,164 Member
      Eat and eat and eat. Which is why I am here
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    • Posts: 5,065 Member
      I'm a very emotional person so I usually lock myself in the bathroom and cry. I have also used alcohol to cope with depression, anger... I've noticed I don't really use food as comfort anymore but I replaced that with alcohol so it doesn't make it any better. And music is my therapy when I can't drink.
    • Posts: 9,551 Member
      When I feel lonely and depressed (and very drunk), I pour my heart out via uninhibited text messages. :o
    • Posts: 3,055 Member
      Yes to all in the original post. I will also run for hours a la Gump to numb the pain.
    • Posts: 2,677 Member
      *kitten*, eat my feelings, and shop.
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    • Posts: 8,423 Member
      edited January 2018
      Repression until you crack/explode is my unhealthy coping mechanism.
    • Posts: 3,866 Member
      I sit in my garage with a package of cream puffs, eating all except for 2, even knowing I have a party coming up. *kitten* those guys.
    • Posts: 2,205 Member
      Lately I've been falling back into eating sweets and hella nuts.

      In the past it would be a bit of everything. Party hard, get into mischief, eat too much or not enough. Smoke too much fun grass every day of my waking hours. Sleep 14 hours a day. Listen to the saddest, most depressing music.
    • Posts: 73 Member
      I will either not eat or binge with junk food
      Depending on the night I’ll go out with a friend and drink my emotions away
      None of those are good and I’ve been good about changing them
      Haven’t done any of that in months
    • Posts: 22,834 Member
      SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
      When I’m depressed I like to listen to the saddest music I can find until I’m so depressed I’m ready to eat a gun.

      When I’m physically traumatized my entire body shuts down and I will nap for hours on end.

      When I am stressed or overwhelmed I will binge eat garbage.

      What are some of your unhealthy coping mechanisms?

      All of the above, but no gun eating.
    • Posts: 3,992 Member
      I shut everyone out and go silent. I'll find sad quotes on Pinterest and think how they were written just for me!
      Carbs. I eat all the mutha *kitten* carbs. Sadly, I yell at my kids to clean the garbage dump they made out of my house.
    • Posts: 3,866 Member
      I like to play Grand Theft Auto and cause absolute mayhem
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