Ways of Coping (Revised)
Please read each item below and indicate, by circling the appropriate category, to what extent you used it in the situation you have just described.
0 Not used
1 Used somewhat
2 Used quite a bit
3 Used a great deal
- Just concentrated on what I had to do next — the next step.
- I tried to analyze the problem in order to understand it better.
- Turned to work or substitute activity to take my mind off things.
- I felt that time would make a difference — the only thing to do was to wait.
- Bargained or compromised to get something positive from the situation.
- I did something which I didn’t think would work, but at least I was doing something.
- Tried to get the person responsible to change his or her mind.
- Talked to someone to find out more about the situation.
- Criticized or lectured myself.
- Tried not to burn my bridges,but leave things open somewhat.
- Hoped a miracle would happen.
- Went along with fate; sometimes I just have bad luck.
- Went on as if nothing had happened.
- I tried to keep my feelings to myself.
- Looked for the silver lining,so to speak; tried to look on the bright side of things.
- Slept more than usual.
- I expressed anger to the person(s) who caused the problem.
- Accepted sympathy and understanding from someone.
- I told myself things that helped me to feel better.
- I was inspired to do something creative.
- Tried to forget the whole thing.
- I got professional help.
- Changed or grew as a person in a good way.
- I waited to see what would happen before doing anything.
- I apologized or did something to make up.
- I made a plan of action and followed it.
- I accepted the next best thing to what I wanted.
- I let my feelings out somehow.
- Realized I brought the problem on myself.
- I came out of the experience better than when I went in.
- Talked to someone who could do something concrete about the problem.
- Got away from it for a while; tried to rest or take a vacation.
- Tried to make myself feel better by eating, drinking, smoking,using drugs or medication,etc.
- Took a big chance or did something very risky.
- I tried not to act too hastily or follow my first hunch.
- Found new faith.
- Maintained my pride and kept a stiff upper lip.
- Rediscovered what is important in life.
- Changed something so things would turn out all right.
- Avoided being with people in general.
- Didn’t let it get to me; refused to think too much about it.
- I asked a relative or friend I respected for advice.
- Kept others from knowing how bad things were.
- Made light of the situation;refused to get too serious about it.
- Talked to someone abouthow I was feeling.
- Stood my ground and fought for what I wanted.
- Took it out on other people.
- Drew on my past experiences;I was in a similar situation before.
- I knew what had to be done, so I doubled my efforts to make things work.
- Refused to believe that it had happened.
- I made a promise to myself that things would be different next time.
- Came up with a couple of different solutions to the problem.
- Accepted it, since nothing could be done.
- I tried to keep my feeling from interfering with other things too much.
- Wished that I could change what had happened or how I felt.
- I changed something about myself.
- I daydreamed or imagined a better time or place than the one I was in.
- Wished that the situation would go away or somehow be over with.
- Had fantasies or wishes about how things might turn out.
- I prayed.
- I prepared myself for the worst.
- I went over in my mind what I would say or do.
- I thought about how a person I admire would handle this situation and used that as a model.
- I tried to see things from the other person’s point of view.
- I reminded myself how much worse things could be.
- I jogged or exercised.
- I tried something entirely different from any of the above.(Please describe).
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