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. 2024 Jan 24;66(Suppl 2):S231–S244. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_707_23

Table 8.

Coping activities examples[45]

Coping activities Coping activities examples
Social coping activities Stay connected with others to build a support network
Share your feelings and thoughts with someone you trust
Participate in activities that bring you joy and fulfillment.
Destressing with soothing activities, such as coloring and reading
Lifestyle-related coping activities Avoid harmful substances that may negatively impact your mental health
Eating healthy
Sleeping adequately
Personal and emotional activities for coping Noticing tension and taking deep breaths to reduce it
Catching negative thoughts and replacing them with healthy ones
Setting and maintaining appropriate and healthy boundaries between you and others
Finding things that make you grateful
Creating little moments of joy each day
Take two minutes to engage in mindfulness and appreciate the world around you