Quotes by Coping Mechanisms Half of Wisconsinites are considered alcoholics. It's part of the culture of Wisconsin... if self-deprecation is their survival instinct, alcohol is their coping mechanism. Amy Pietz coping-mechanismsalcoholself I used food as a coping mechanism for many, many years, and it was my best friend for a long time. Carnie Wilson coping-mechanismsfriendshipyears Before I start a book, I talk over my characters with a friend who is a counselor. I like to make sure I have the right dynamics in place and understand each character's belief system, fears, coping mechanisms and things like that. Chevy Stevens coping-mechanismscharacterbook Give me lust, baby. Flash. Give me malice. Flash. Give me detached existentialist ennui. Flash. Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism. Flash. Chuck Palahniuk coping-mechanismsbabygiving Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping mechanism. Chuck Palahniuk coping-mechanismsrevengegiving Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism. Chuck Palahniuk coping-mechanismsliteraturegiving We all deal with a certain amount of stress, on a day-to-day basis. I probably smoke too many cigarettes, which isn't a very good thing. I don't have any extraordinary coping mechanism. I certainly don't talk to a dog. Elijah Wood coping-mechanismsstressdog 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. Gary Oldman coping-mechanismsdrugwould-be Popular religion is a coping mechanism for the anxieties of a dysfunctional social and economic environment. Gregory S. Paul coping-mechanismsanxietyreligion 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. John Lennon coping-mechanismsgivingpeace As a coping mechanism, or as a way to make a little hard count by shilling demons in the shadows, I try not to belittle the thought process of the conspiracy theorists. As a cocktail waitress in Vegas once schooled me: never get down on anybody else's hustle. John Ridley coping-mechanismsvegashustle I don't think the victims should be babied, but there should be a counselor to teach them coping mechanisms. The bully needs counseling too. Laura Michelle Kelly coping-mechanismsbullythinking 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. Mark Thomas coping-mechanismsrealityreligion My coping mechanism with my dyslexia is to use wit and humor. Max Brooks wit-and-humorcoping-mechanismsuse Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique. Monica Raymund coping-mechanismssurvivallying I have a lot of friends who are trying to clean up their act, or that are still making trouble for themselves, so I’m definitely well-versed on what goes on in the mind and the heart of a person who self-destructs as their coping mechanism, and also what they’re like when you take their preferred substance away. Natasha Lyonne coping-mechanismsselfheart Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost. Phil McGraw coping-mechanismsconfusedgiving 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. Robert Fulghum coping-mechanismsoatmealdifferences Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make Robert Fulghum coping-mechanismswishpeace One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. Robert Fulghum coping-mechanismsdifferencesproblem12»
