coping mechanism

plural coping mechanisms

1. Synonym of coping strategy.

   To avoid such feelings by using mood alterators is a normal coping mechanism for our times.

   1996, Cherie Carter-Scott, Negaholics: How to Overcome Negativity and Turn Your Life Around, page 75

   2 more examples

   The Sevens has long been an annual coping mechanism for the BlackBerried and Burberried expatriate set, the well-heeled bankers, brokers, lawyers and property developers across the Asia-Pacific region.

   2009 March 29, Mack McDonald, “A Little Rugby With Your Cross-Dressing?”, in The New York Times

   She began rerecording subtly different versions of her old albums, tagging them “(Taylor’s Version)” and adding unreleased tracks to redirect listenership to them. She frames the strategy as a coping mechanism. “It’s all in how you deal with loss,” she says. “I respond to extreme pain with defiance.”

   2023 December 6, Sam Lansky, “Person of Year 2023 : Taylor Swift”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2023

   Synonyms: coping strategy