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SUMMARY:Reflect upon your own coping mechanisms and see how healthy they are in the short and long term
DESCRIPTION:It’s only a couple of beers a night, it’s my reward for a hard days’ work.\nWhen I found myself having a busy day and struggling to spin all the plates\nthat needed spinning I couldn’t wait to just get home, get to the fridge, grab\na beer and stick some rubbish food in the oven. It relaxed me. But this was\nsimply a coping mechanism that allowed me to switch off from the stresses I\nwas facing; I hadn’t taken any time to check in with my mental health and see\nwhich techniques might actually help.\nCoping mechanisms can become real crutches for us and often they can be\nmade up of really unhealthy habits – alcohol, porn, gambling, poor diets.\nI wanted to challenge myself and make sure I wasn’t picking up a bad habit\nof drinking every night as my reward. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a beer in a\nsociable setting and do like to come back of an evening and enjoy a beer or a\nwine with the Mrs or with my dinner after the kids are in bed. But I wanted to\nknow I was doing it from enjoyment and not from a reliance, dependence or\ncoping mechanism for something more deep rooted.\nSo I challenged myself to go alcohol free just for a week or so, just to ensure\nit wasn’t something more sinister than enjoyment. It’s easy isn’t it to slip in to\nbad habits that then prevent us going to the gym, for being present with the\nkids or that make us more connected to our loved ones.\nI added some more healthy coping mechanisms too; walking, transitions,\ngym and football were all included in my ‘blow off steam’ list.\nI might still have a beer in an evening now, but I’m happy to know it’s still in\nmy control and it is solely for the purpose of enjoyment and nothing more.\n
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