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Title: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: dvlvan26 on March 01, 2005, 06:33:10 PM

Good Day, Cousins!
I was reading my university's daily paper when I came across an article about the pressures that people have in this uncertain world. I also thought about how people coped with all the ups and downs of life. Does any cousin know the many ways that the characters of DS coped with life and/or bad scenarios?

Have a Great Day and Don't Let Anything Get You Down :)

dvlvan26

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on March 01, 2005, 06:39:55 PM

Lots and lots of sedatives.  [b003]

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: Raineypark on March 01, 2005, 07:06:10 PM

Washed down with  lots and lots of liquor.  ::)

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: Midnite on March 01, 2005, 07:07:16 PM

 [lghy]  You guys are too much.

Hmm, I like it, dvlvan.  The characters did seem to cope with stress differently.  If I may give it a shot...

Liz -- avoidance  (Mentally, physically, you name it)
Roger -- denial  ('Nuff said?)
David-- acting out  (Can you say bleeder valve?)
Barnabas -- rationalization  (He always had an excuse for behaving badly.)
Professor Stokes -- intellectualization  (Focusing on facts and logic instead of his feelings)
Angelique-- attacking  (When she feels threatened by someone, even if it's just in her imagination, she just puts a spell on them.)
Julia -- idealization  (Playing up the good points of her relationship with Barnabas)

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: Raineypark on March 01, 2005, 07:28:28 PM

Willie: hysteria

Vicky: self-induced failure to comprehend.

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: dvlvan26 on March 01, 2005, 08:20:16 PM

Sheriff Paterson: massaging his bald head
Jason: betting on horses at the race track, being nosy, gambling at the casino
Quentin: turning into a werewolf and walking along the seashore
Sarah: singing "London Bridges"...
Levianthans: playing Spades or Poker at the Blue Whale
Maggie: Turning into a little girl, playing with dolls
Jeff/Peter: touching his hair 100 times
Burke: Lots of alcohol and dancing to music
Mrs. Johnson: tending to her secret garden of tulips
For everyone else, it was comfort food and Josette's Music Box, playing all night long

LOL

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: Midnite on March 01, 2005, 09:27:37 PM

Carolyn:  Buzz

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: Patti Feinberg on March 02, 2005, 10:25:20 PM

Quote from: Midnite on March 01, 2005, 09:27:37 PM

Carolyn:  Buzz

Go Carolyn!!

Angelique...revenge

Mrs. J...supression

Laura...just toss another one on the barbe!!

Prof. Stokes...yes...intellectualize..but study more more more, instead of seeing what's plainly in fron of you

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: Raineypark on March 02, 2005, 10:43:48 PM

Quote from: Patti on March 02, 2005, 10:25:20 PM

Laura...just toss another one on the barbe!!

EEEEK!!!!  [9251]

 [stfl]   Too funny Patti!!......

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: MagnusTrask on March 05, 2005, 12:30:13 AM

Aristede:  Confabulation

Petofi:   Charity work

Charity:   Personal Transformation (see above)

Various Trasks:    Compartmentalization (with extreme prejudice)

Carl Collins:    Patronizing the arts

Judith Collins:   Patronizing Carl

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: jennifer on March 06, 2005, 08:56:53 AM

wow these are too funny!but they did have a lot to cope with
it is not every day that one has to cope with vampires,werewolves,
ghosts etc... can you see how fast you would be carted off to
a wndcliff if you said you saw any of these things! :o

jennifer

Title: Re: Coping Skills in Collinsport
Post by: dvlvan26 on March 07, 2005, 08:18:17 PM

For the women: Bon-Bons, sewing, reading, strawberry cheesecake, walks to the local parks, etc. :D

For the men: Lots of beer, potato chips, pizza, watching videos, trip to the adult entertainment store, exercising muscles, etc. >:D