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Coping Strategies

Welcome to the coping strategies archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about coping strategies or to contain information about this topic.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

Not Wanting To Be Here: Navigating Passive Suicidal Ideation

14 April 202615 April 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo from behind of a depressed woman to represent the topic of the article - Not Wanting To Be Here: Navigating Passive Suicidal Ideation

Reading Time: 7 minutesSuicidal thoughts are well understood. But what’s less well known is passive suicidal ideation, and that needs to change, as it poses a risk

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, Relationships, Stress, Suicide, What is...4 Comments

Parental Guilt: How To Break The Cycle Of Constant Self-Blame

7 April 20268 April 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of two men and their child, one on the phone and one trying to feed their child to represent the topic of the article - Parental Guilt: How To Break The Cycle Of Constant Self-Blame

Reading Time: 8 minutesParental guilt is surprisingly common among parents who want the best for their children. For good parents, this can be deadly

Categories GeneralTags Anxiety, Childhood, Coping Strategies, Family, Parents, Stress, What is...4 Comments

How The Easy Shisa Kanko Method Overcomes Double Checking

31 March 20261 April 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone locking a blue door to represent the topic of the article - How The Easy Shisa Kanko Method Overcomes Double Checking

Reading Time: 5 minutesChecking-behaviours, whether OCD related or not, can be distressing. But it doesn’t have to be. The Shisa Kanko technique can change all that

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Stress, What is...2 Comments

Cognitive Offloading: The Hack To Our Brain’s Battery-Saving Mode

24 March 202625 March 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of something using a calculator to represent the topic of the article - Cognitive Offloading: The Hack To Our Brain’s Battery-Saving Mode

Reading Time: 6 minutesCognitive offloading can be a useful stress and burnout prevention strategy, but it’s not without its problems, which this article explores

Categories GeneralTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, Stress, What is...2 Comments

The ADHD Focus Hack: Why You Need ‘Dopamine Anchoring’

17 March 202618 March 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a two people holding hands via fingers that both have a tattoo of an anchor on it to represent the topic of the article - The ADHD Focus Hack: Why You Need ‘Dopamine Anchoring'

Reading Time: 5 minutesDopamine anchoring is another ADHD hack that can be useful for those without ADHD, and this article will explain why and how to use it

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Motivation, What is...4 Comments

This Might Be The Best Personal Growth Advice In The World

10 February 202611 February 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone tending to some seedlings in their garden to represent the topic of the article - This Might Be The Best Personal Growth Advice In The World

Reading Time: 5 minutesJust like Carlsberg might probably be the best lager in the world, this might be the best personal growth advice in the world. Give it a try

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Relationships, Self-Care, Support, What is...2 Comments

Dissociation: How Your Mind Creates Distance to Keep You Safe

3 February 20264 February 2026 by Unwanted Life
A blurry image of a woman to represent the topic of the article - Dissociation: How Your Mind Creates Distance To Keep You Safe

Reading Time: 8 minutesDissociation is something we’ve all probably experienced at some point, but for a few of us, it’s our brain protecting us from pain

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Stress, What is...4 Comments

The Unspoken Love: How Pets Heal What Words Can’t

27 January 202628 January 2026 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a person and their dalmatian dog looking out of the window together to represent the topic of the article - The Unspoken Love: How Pets Heal What Words Can’t

Reading Time: 8 minutesPets play a huge role in a lot of people’s lives, so we must be getting something from owning animals that we have to look after, right?

Categories Advice, General, Health, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, Relationships, Self-Care, Stress, Support6 Comments

Navigating Existence: Understanding The GPS Theory Of Life

9 December 202510 December 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone using GPS while driving to represent the topic of the article - Navigating Existence: Understanding The GPS Theory Of Life

Reading Time: 5 minutesA good GPS service will try to get us to where we want to go via the best route possible, and that’s also what we want from life, from a GPS Theory of life

Categories GeneralTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, What is...2 Comments

A Few Imaginative Ways To Tackle Your Unhealthy Guilt

2 October 20253 December 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of someone in hand cuffs to represent the topic of the article - A Few Imaginative Ways To Tackle Your Unhealthy Guilt

Reading Time: 9 minutesGuilt, although a useful emotion, can also become quite debilitating. When guilt won’t leave us alone, try out some of these tips

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, What is...2 Comments
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