Dealin with it…

What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?

That depends, different emotions require different strategies.

Anger requires motion of some sort. Vigorous cleaning, using a punching bag, screaming into a pillow… they all use a lot of energy.

Fear requires stability. Breathing. Trusting yourself.

Sadness requires release. Writing a letter then burning it, saying what you feel out loud. Crying. And i mean at least 20 minutes of that messy, sobbing, borderline uncontrollable type if necessary.

i think you have to listen to the emotion, understand what it needs to move on and do something to give it that. Safely, of course.