That said, without therapy or medication I noticed that they learned to just plough through. That was their coping strategy. It isn't 100% successful, but it was what they had.

I also think the distractions of modern life don't help. With smartphones, the internet, games and streaming services - there are just so many distractions that make life harder.

Perhaps "ploughing through" would work better without all the distractions.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

They just drank and smoked instead, those are just different coping mechanisms after all.

[–] alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago

My parents and grandparents neither smoked nor drunk. Only one grandparent was a light pipe smoker.