Brief COPE
I haven’t been I’ve been doing I’ve been doing I’ve been
doing this at this a little bit a medium doing this
all amount a lot
1. I’ve been turning to work
or other activities to take
my mind off things
2. I’ve been concentrating my
efforts on doing something
about the situation I’m in
3. I’ve been saying to myself
“this isn’t real”.
4. I’ve been using alcohol or
other drugs to myself feel
better.
5. I’ve been getting emotional
support from others.
6. I’ve been giving up trying to
deal with it.
7. I’ve been taking action to try
to make the situation better.
8. I’ve been refusing to believe
that it has happened.
9. I’ve been saying things to let
my unpleasant feeling escape.
10. I’ve been getting help and
advice from other people.
11. I’ve been using alcohol or
other drugs to help me get
through it
12. I’ve been trying to see it in
a different light, to make it seem
more positive.
13. I’ve been criticizing myself.
14. I’ve been trying to come up
with a strategy about what to do.
15. I’ve been getting comfort
and understanding from someone.
16. I’ve been giving up the attempt
to cope.
17. I’ve been looking for something
good in what is happening.
18. I’ve been making jokes about it.
19. I’ve been doing something to
think about it less, such as going
to movies, watching TV, reading,
daydreaming, sleeping, or shopping.
20. I’ve been accepting the reality of
the fact that it has happened.
21. I’ve been expressing my negative
feelings.
22. I’ve been trying to find comfort
in my religion or spiritual beliefs.
23. I’ve been trying to get advice
or help from other people about
what to do.
24. I’ve been learning to live with it.
25. I’ve been thinking hard about
what steps to take.
26. I’ve been blaming myself for
things that happened.
27. I’ve been praying or meditating.
28. I’ve been making fun of the
situation.
