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Coping mechanisms Quotes

"People cry not because they’re weak, it’s because they’ve been strong for too long."

"You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel."

"There are two kinds of pain in this world. The pain that hurts, the pain that alters."

"I used to say drugs and alcohol were bad. Now, I think they’re necessary to cope with life in America"

"Pain isn't necessarily a fun thing to endure"

"We must laugh and we must sing if only to avoid killing ourselves"

"People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness."

"I'll cry at the end of the day, not with fresh makeup."

"The scope of one’s personality is defined by the magnitude of that problem which is capable of driving a person out of his wits."

"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it"

"Perfectionism is a 20-ton shield. It's a way of thinking that says this: If I look perfect, live perfect, work perfect, I can avoid or minimize shame, blame, and judgment"

"Violence is a reaction to psychological pain"

"I found a way that I could release my pain."

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another"

"The poor ego has a still harder time of it; it has to serve three harsh masters, and it has to do its best to reconcile the claims and demands of all three."

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