Triggers and coping strategies
This week this is on my mind a lot, for obvious reasons. Anyway, I have certain triggers and have yet to develop good coping strategies. With this said, what are yours and what do you do to cope rather than drink? Here are mine...
Big triggers for me - holidays, weekends, romantic relationships, asthma, programs that are not secular in nature, taxes and bills, talking on the phone with certain people, my mother, too much clutter and feeling overwhelmed with clutter. Then all the internal triggers like boredom, frustration, loneliness, anger, etc. Pretty much any bad mood.
Coping strategies - beading, walking around this little lake here, looking at clean rooms after I clean them, going to Costco for things I need, going to thrift stores and not going overboard, SR, SMART, IOP and taking my meds, sleeping. However, right now I don't feel like beading, walking around the little lake, cleaning, going to thrift stores, but they are still good ideas when I am up to them.