What is a Negative Coping Mechanism?
A negative coping mechanism is a way to deal or come to terms with a specific situation in a negative or hurtful way.
A negative coping mechanism is a way to deal or come to terms with a specific situation in a negative or hurtful way.
How do Negative Coping Mechanisms Develop?
Negative coping mechanisms develop when someone is stressed, and instead of choosing to cope in a positive way, they choose a negative way that they will become addicted to and in the near future can hurt them mentally, physically, and emotionally. Listed below are a few negative coping mechanisms.
Negative coping mechanisms develop when someone is stressed, and instead of choosing to cope in a positive way, they choose a negative way that they will become addicted to and in the near future can hurt them mentally, physically, and emotionally. Listed below are a few negative coping mechanisms.
Examples of Negative Coping Mechanisms
- Drinking/Alcohol
- Over-eating
- Eat too many sweets
- Under-eating
- Watching too much TV (Zoning out)
- Staying on the computer too long (Zoning out)
- Keeping to yourself. Staying away from people. Ignoring
people
- Taking drugs
- Over sleeping
- Under sleeping
- Procrastinating
- Over booking to avoid problems
- Taking out your stress on others/ Become hostile
- Too much exercise
- Smoke cigarettes.
- Become a perfectionist
- Obsess over everything
- Become paranoid
- Do nothing/Be lazy
- Over exert yourself
- Obtain a passive aggressive behavior
- Excessive shopping
- Excessive gambling