Self-medicating huh? Yeah, me too.
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06/26/24 • 24 min
Coping isn't just a river in... wait... that's not right...
Life is hard. Sometimes we get battered on the rocks by the rapid river of the day to day, and we need to grasp at anything we can to keep from drowning. In those instances many people turn to self-medicating, activities that can be used to distract us from or escape reality all together. Sometimes we don't even realize we are doing it. While these methods may offer temporary relief, they often lead to more significant issues later on.
Thanks to a wonderful suggestion, in this episode I discuss ways to recognize if we or someone else may be self-medicating, touch on a few ways to develop healthy coping mechanisms, and what it is that separates the two.
Coping isn't just a river in... wait... that's not right...
Life is hard. Sometimes we get battered on the rocks by the rapid river of the day to day, and we need to grasp at anything we can to keep from drowning. In those instances many people turn to self-medicating, activities that can be used to distract us from or escape reality all together. Sometimes we don't even realize we are doing it. While these methods may offer temporary relief, they often lead to more significant issues later on.
Thanks to a wonderful suggestion, in this episode I discuss ways to recognize if we or someone else may be self-medicating, touch on a few ways to develop healthy coping mechanisms, and what it is that separates the two.
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