
Problematic Coping Mechanisms
Psychology Unplugged
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How to Cope With Ambivalence
Ambivalence is a huge part of coping, you're trying to maintain a psychological equilibrium that may seem out of the black. Being ambivalent is also a really crucial variable in change from a cognitive behavioral perspective. Ruminations about the future will not eliminate ambivalence, it will only make you depressed and anxious which makes it even harder to accept ambivalence. Worrying can lead to chronic worry leads to depression and worry, worry, worry,. We all worry but we need to take a step back - how does worrying change a situation?
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