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“That was my earliest maladaptive coping mechanism I forged when I was a kid. I found that my fists weren't going to do any significant protective work for me, so my mouth was it. Making my father laugh was a way to control him.”

Way Kids Found Father Laughing Mouths Significant Mechanism Fists Protective Coping Forged Coping Mechanisms

Author:Ryan Reynolds

“Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost.”

People Giving Feels Lost Confused Mechanism Coping Coping Mechanisms Lost And Confused

Author:Phil McGraw

“I didn't do drugs. It wasn't my thing. But the drink was terrible. Today when I look back, it's like I was another person. You could call it a coping mechanism, but that would be an excuse. I just drank too much.”

Looks Persons Would Be Today Too Much Terrible Drink Drug Excuse Mechanism Drank Coping Coping Mechanisms

Author:Gary Oldman

“Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism.”

Giving Literature Give Me Chaos Mechanism Coping Intellectualism Ennui Coping Mechanisms Invisible Monsters

Book:Invisible Monsters: A Novel

Source: Invisible Monsters: A Novel

“I've always had a quirky way of looking at things. It's my coping mechanism.”

Way Mechanism Coping Quirky Coping Mechanisms

Author:Sherri Shepherd

“I used food as a coping mechanism for many, many years, and it was my best friend for a long time.”

Years Long Used Friendship Long Time Mechanism My Best Friend Coping Coping Mechanisms

Author:Carnie Wilson

“Give me lust, baby. Flash. Give me malice. Flash. Give me detached existentialist ennui. Flash. Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism. Flash.”

Giving Baby Give Me Lust Mechanism Flash Malice Coping Detached Intellectualism Ennui Coping Mechanisms Existentialist Invisible Monsters

Book:Invisible Monsters: A Novel

Source: Invisible Monsters: A Novel

“Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping mechanism.”

Giving Bigs Left Loses Fantasy Give Me Revenge Violent Mechanism Coping Spotlight Coping Mechanisms

Book:Invisible Monsters: A Novel

Source: Invisible Monsters: A Novel

“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge.”

Source: It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It

“Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make”

Wish Peace Peace Of Mind Making Peace Being At Peace Make Peace Not War Peacekeeping Coping Mechanisms Peace Of Heart

Book:All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

Source: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

“Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die. Instead, our minds block out our existential fears by focusing on stresses we can handle—like getting to work on time or paying our taxes.”

Source: Inferno: Special Illustrated Edition (Enhanced): Featuring Robert Langdon

“One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference.”

“Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life.”

Children Parent Family Inspirational Life Coping Coping Mechanisms

Author:Muriel Spark

“True believers are continually shown by reality that their god doesn't exist, but have developed extensive coping mechanisms to deal with this cognitive dissonance.”

Reality Religion Deals Atheism Believer Mechanism Coping Cognitive True Believer Dissonance Coping Mechanisms Cognitive Dissonance

Author:Mark Thomas

“Popular religion is a coping mechanism for the anxieties of a dysfunctional social and economic environment.”

Religion Social Environment Atheism Economic Anxiety Mechanism Coping Coping Mechanisms

Author:Gregory S. Paul

“One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem.”

Knows Problem Differences Mechanism Coping Inconvenience Coping Mechanisms Lump In The Throat

Author:Robert Fulghum

“Life is what happens when we are busy doing other things. Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something you are and something you give away.”

Giving Happens Life Is Wish Peace Busy Peace Of Mind Making Peace Being At Peace Make Peace Not War Peacekeeping Coping Mechanisms Peace With Others

Author:John Lennon

“My coping mechanism with my dyslexia is to use wit and humor.”

Use Wit Mechanism Coping Dyslexia Coping Mechanisms Wit And Humor

Author:Max Brooks

“Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique.”

Lying Survival Defense Technique Mechanism Coping Coping Mechanisms Defense Mechanisms

Author:Monica Raymund

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