Everyone faces a range of emotions in life, including stress, grief, and anger, and finding ways to cope is a universal experience. While coping strategies are essential for dealing with life’s challenges, some can ultimately do more harm than good. Learn about unhealthy coping strategies that can harm your mental…
maladaptive
Life can get stressful and overwhelming, and sometimes our methods of dealing with it are helpful in the short term but become more problematic over time. These unhelpful behaviors are referred to as “maladaptive behaviors” or, more specifically, actions or responses that are not suitable or effective in a given…