Crisis Coping from A to Z has its R: “Remember Past Coping,” now up at PsychologyToday.com.
The key to getting through whatever you’re going through now may be revisiting a long-lost coping strategy: “I used to keep a journal.” “I used to jog.” “I used to take baths.” “I used to eat better.” Whatever it was that worked, you probably weren’t doing it just because someone told you to (except maybe at first). You did it because it worked. Scan your past for answers about how best to cope today.