Sunday Aesthetic: Why does the term “coping mechanism” have so many negative connotations

I know I haven’t done one of these posts in a while, but I really needed to take a breather. For starters, I am not good at writing about myself when I have a million thoughts in my head. However, I am starting to find my center, so I wanted to get back to it.

My sister and I are working on a new business model for our blog, and I want to focus more on home decor. We are moving from a farmhouse glam style to an eclectic Scandinavian style. This transition has taken a lot of time, so please look at my home tab to see some of the project we are working on.

We have completely redone my back porch (blog post coming soon), and we have a lot more fun home projects planned. Keeping myself excited about these projects has given me some ground during this weird time I am facing.

SO WHAT’S GOING ON?

Recently, the company I work for was sold. But then, the company that bought them could not keep my particular station, so we are on the market.

Anyone can buy us, and the possible changes are limitless and the pile of “what ifs” is staggering. We are basically in limbo, waiting for everything to fall into place.

As someone who suffers from anxiety, uncertainty doesn’t look good on me. I have dived head-first into a new work project, home projects and blog projects. I am filled to the rim with projects, and although it might be a coping mechanism, it is working. And I am being quite productive.

People always make coping mechanisms sound like they are wrong. As if you are just supposed to fix yourself, and if you have to rely on anything you are weak.

Sure, there are tons of bad coping mechanisms (I know because I have done them), but I think being overly productive is fine as long as it’s keeping me at peace. Sure, I am a little more tired than usual. But I would rather be tired than feel like I have a meteor heading straight towards my face.