Day 65

 'Coping Mechanism', Pencil on Paper

Some recent events have caused me to think more about something I touched on before, that being how we deal with problems and situations that we find difficult, namely the coping mechanism that we put in place. We all have our own way of dealing with those situations that we find hard to cope with for whatever reason whether it be that we attempt to put on a brave face and laugh through it, we may shoulder the blame even when it's not our fault as the feeling of repenting is cathartic, we may shift the blame onto someone else when we are responsible for fear that people will view us differently, It may even be the case that we ignore the issue burying the problem deep down hoping that it will solve itself. For any of the multitude of concepts that we can dream up to cope with a situation it is only by acknowledging and confronting the issue that we can be absolved of it. If we do not confront the issue it instead festers from within, slowly infecting our psyche with doubts, insecurities, stresses and a despondency that begins to intrude on other aspects of our lives and the lives of those around us as a result of the noticeable shift in our disposition. It is important as with solving any basic problem that you have the right tools for the job, which in this case are mostly born out of experience. At that moment when you realise that you are indeed in a position that you no longer wish to be in, you normally confide in those people around you to help justify our actions, we ask advice and consul of those that have went through a similar fate or we seek professional advice in an attempt to come out the other side still intact. In short we are capable of creating and solving problems fairly quickly it is just unfortunate that sometimes we can choose the wrong way to begin to deal with it, meaning that it can take a lot longer than it should to come to a resolution.