#3 Let's talk about coping skills

Mine & yours

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“Tell me about your coping skills.”

I was lying on the table with the needles inserted, about to check out while my chi did its thing, when the acupuncturist asked me this. She was checking in on me because I’d told her about the specific stressors in my life at the time.

‘Hmmm,’ I said. I don’t think she was prepared for me to rattle off such a long list. But I did and here it is in no particular order: