CBT post: Communication and unhealthy coping skills -template

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Common examples of concerning or unhealthy coping skills include yelling, screaming, swearing, making demands or ultimatums, threatening, lying, shutting down, ghosting, manipulating, blaming, and criticizing people instead of problems. In some situations these behaviors are beneficial, like yelling for help or lying to ICE. But other times they can be maladaptive, something that you got used to responding with in one situation that no longer serves you in the current situation.

The last time I had a problem communicating, I _____.

Other things I have done in the past in an attempt to get through to other people include _____.

Some of my go-to, "autopilot" communication coping skills are: