9 Unhealthy Coping Habits that End Up Hurting More Than Helping

“You may want to consume everything to avoid thinking about the uncertainty, difficulty, anxiety, and plenty of other difficult emotions swirling in the air right now,” says Yael Shy, a meditation teacher, senior director at the New York University Center for Spiritual Life, and a writer for Pause + Purpose.

What can you do instead with urges to keep watching, scrolling, or snacking on sweets? As Shy explains, research shows that behavioral changes come not by berating ourselves, but instead by acknowledging and accepting our underlying impulses, without necessarily giving in to them every time.”

Published in Real Simple on October 21, 2020