Coping Mechanisms

noun the act of keeping away from or preventing something

adjective relating to the act of avoiding something

• The company implemented a strict policy on tax avoidance to ensure compliance with regulations.
• I try to practice healthy eating habits as a way of avoidance when it comes to junk food.
• She's the queen of drama avoidance - she always manages to steer clear of any conflicts.
• His constant avoidance of responsibility will eventually catch up with him.

noun a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else

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• It is important to minimize distractions in order to improve focus and productivity.
• I can't work with all these distractions around me.
• I keep getting distracted by my phone, it's so annoying.
• Her beauty was a distraction that he couldn't resist.

noun an activity that diverts or amuses

• The construction work on the highway caused a major diversion for commuters.
• We took a little diversion through the park on our way to the store.
• Let's make a quick diversion to grab some snacks before heading to the party.
• Reading has always been a great diversion for me during stressful times.

noun a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity

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• The priest led the congregation in a powerful prayer for peace.
• I always say a little prayer before starting a big project.
• When things get tough, sometimes all you can do is send up a quick prayer.
• His hard work and dedication were like a prayer for success in his career.

noun an act of pretending

verb to act as if something is true when it is not

• She had to pretend to enjoy the opera even though she found it boring.
• Let's pretend we're on a tropical island for the day.
• Stop pretending to be someone you're not.
• He tried to pretend that everything was fine, but deep down he was struggling.

noun a feeling of sorrow for oneself, especially due to a sense of being undeserving of misfortune

• Indulging in self-pity is not conducive to personal growth.
• Stop wallowing in self-pity and do something about your situation.
• Don't be a self-pity party, get up and make things happen.
• Self-pity is like a dark cloud that hovers over your mind, blocking out the sun.

noun Self-injury is a noun referring to the act of intentionally harming oneself, often as a coping mechanism for emotional distress.

• Self-injury, also known as self-harm, is a serious mental health concern that should be addressed by a professional.
• It's important to seek help if you or someone you know is engaging in self-injury.
• Some people use self-injury as a coping mechanism, but it's not a healthy solution.
• Self-injury can be seen as a physical manifestation of internal struggles and emotional pain.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• It is not wise to pin your hopes on one single investment.
• Don't pin your hopes on winning the lottery, it's a long shot.
• I wouldn't pin my hopes on him showing up on time, he's always late.
• She decided to pin her hopes on her education to secure a better future.

noun fugue: a state or period of loss of awareness of one's identity, often coupled with flight from one's usual environment

• The patient experienced a dissociative fugue, during which they traveled to a different city without any recollection of their identity.
• My friend went through a dissociative fugue and ended up in a town three hours away from home!
• I heard she had a total dissociative fugue and woke up in a random place with no idea how she got there.
• Sometimes I feel like I'm in a dissociative fugue, lost in my own thoughts and disconnected from reality.

noun a state in which one's thoughts and feelings seem unreal or not to belong to oneself, or in which one feels detached from one's body

• Depersonalization is a psychological state where one feels detached from their thoughts and emotions.
• I experienced depersonalization during the stressful exam period.
• Feeling like you're in a depersonalization funk can really mess with your head.
• The artist's use of abstract shapes created a sense of depersonalization in the painting.