Thirty COPING STRATEGIES THAT WORK
1. Think
Rationally
2. Develop leisure tine activities.
3. Practice
regular relaxation/meditation
4. Healthy
lifestyle and diet
5. Keep problems
in perspective
6. Accurately
assess problems
7. Selectively
ignore certain stressors
8. Take
action to change the stressor
9. Confront
sources of stress
10. Gather
needed infromation
11. Use
support networks
12. Regular
moderate exercise
13. Seek
support
14. Stay
positive
15. Assunie
responsibility for your actions
16. Focus on
present and future
17. Be
appropriately persistent
18. Maintain
positive self esteem
19. Manage
time and other personal resources
20. Find
creative solutions
21. Use
effective planning
22. Change
self
23. Stay
focused on problem
24. Problem solve
25. Use
appropriate self control
26. Welcome
change
27. Express
feelings when appropriate
28. Talk it
out with friends
29. Do
something for others
30. Say “NO”
if necessary