Excerpt: "Coping skills are certain actions you can take to help reduce your anxiety/distress at any given moment. They can help you…“lift the anchor.” One important piece of information about skills is that they are not meant to make the anxiety go away. They are meant to reduce it down to a level at which you can actually function well and keep moving forward. A level where you can work toward making a behavioral change and tolerate the discomfort of the anxiety that comes along with it."

Excerpt: "When you’re feeling distressed, ask yourself, “Do I need to change my situation or do I need to find a way to better cope with the situation?” Then, you can decide which type of coping strategy will help you best proceed."