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Coping Mechanisms for Addiction Recovery

Stress is an unavoidable part of life. Facing pressures from family, work, and health, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and fall into unhealthy habits. By developing good coping mechanisms, you can keep from feeling like things are out of control. It takes practice, and coping mechanisms alone won’t solve your problems. But if you build…

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Finding Healthy Coping Mechanisms and Leaving Addiction Behind

Many of those who struggle with substance abuse and addiction do so because of underlying emotional and mental health issues. The use of drugs or alcohol to deal with past trauma, emotional or physical, are examples of unhealthy coping mechanisms. Many who deal with addiction develop patterns where they rely on substances to deal with…