Coping skills don't necessarily remove stress or eradicate challenges like mental illness, but they go a long way toward helping people function well despite challenges. Coping skills can include such things as: Noticing tension and taking deep breaths to reduce it Catching negative thoughts and replacing them with healthy ones

Practice deep/slow breathing. Get involved in a worthy cause. Schedule time for yourself. The Mental Health Wellness Week website also describes some coping skills, including some that are positive and encourage mental health, and others that are destructive and are used to avoid your problems. Eating healthy. Being in denial.