13 Ways People Deal with Bad News

So how do YOU deal with bad news?

I guess the way you answer that question really depends on what the bad news is. Right?

I mean, if the bad news is your favorite baseball team lost in the playoffs, then you'll deal with that in a certain way. (It's not such a big deal unless you're a fanatic.)

If the bad news is your brother and sister-in-law are losing their house to foreclosure, then you'll deal with that in a certain way. (That's a much bigger deal than a sports game.)

If the bad news is about Y-O-U and you've got cancer (God forbid), you'll definitely deal with that in a certain way. (It's probably the biggest deal when it's happening to Y-O-U. Right?)

So how do YOU deal with bad news?

I submit that each of us deals with bad news in probably one or more of the following ways (negative and positive included)...

13 Ways People Deal with Bad News:
(what might you add to the list?)

1. Stick their head in the sand
2. Complain
3. Spend a lot of money
4. Drink alcohol
5. Run away (not just physically, but emotionally, socially, etc)
6. Get depressed
7. Reach out for support (talk to trusted family and friends)
8. Question why
9. Get (real) angry
10. Blame others
11. Kill themselves (unfortunately it happens~if you know somebody having suicidal thoughts, get them help)
12. Accept it and take steps to overcome
13. Go to church

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