METULHEDS LIKE YOU

COPING STRATEGIES & BEST PRACTICES FROM AMAZING PEOPLE LIKE YOU

(AS TOLD TO METULHED BY THE METULHEDS THEMSELVES)

Jaret Reddick

If you had asked me 10 years ago about anxiety or depression, I would not have had a clue how to even answer you.

Naoto Shibata

This is something that gives me the motivation to progress into the future...

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Alicia Divens

The biggest piece of advice I can give anyone who is dealing with a difficult time is to learn to LET GO.

James Lomenzo

The key coping strategies that I try to employ everyday are kindness and forgiveness_for yourself as well as others.

Sean Tibbetts

It was the best thing I did for myself and my family.

Sam Bettley

When things get a little overwhelming for me I like to slow everything down. First thing I do is get off social media.

Tricie Soulos

I stay in motion physically, mentally, and creatively.

Michael Wolpers

I learned that the best way for me is to accept the struggle. I'm not gonna fight or deny it.

Heri Joensen

When I was young Heavy Metal lifted my spirts. Since then, making more Metal has been my life's work.

Tilen Hudrap

People always see the big crowds, festivals, arenas and stage lights and think our life (the life of global musicians) is perfect. Far from it.

Oliver Palotai

Also, I often had periods where I felt a certain melancholy. A lot of darkness, an inner weight pressing down on me.

Mirkko De Maio

Everyone has their dark time, everyone fights his/her own battle.

Vikram Shankar

When I was younger, coping took all manners of forms, and very few of them were effective.

Glenn Harveston

Dealing with depression is one of the hardest things you will face. My strategy is to keep it simple at first.

Louis St. August

What works for me would be a long outdoor peaceful walk while breathing in some cool fresh air...

Elina Siirala

From experience I would say, that I have a couple of really good childhood friends who are always there for me....

John Gallagher

Move on & don’t beat yourself up because shit happens... just the way it is!

Anders Johansson

"When the going gets though... the tough get going! "Sounds like buzzword or a set phrase but I really try to live by it.

Todd Michael Hall

For me it's fairly simple in the sense that I believe strongly you need to focus on (count) your blessings.

Anders Engberg

Never give up how dark it seems. There is always light at the end of the tunnel.

Tom S. Englund

I walk. In nature or by the ocean where I live.

Christina Chriss

I take a step back and remember that everything happens for a reason.

Ralf Scheepers

I try to adapt to the situation and build a positive thinking strategy.

Arjen Lucassen

Not even music could save me, I was empty and without inspiration.

Christian Lawrence

As we get older being more flexible is so important to stay limber, healthy and strong.

Leah Burlington

So in my younger years I found music as a way out and my way to cope. Heavy Metal became a way of life.

Sarah Teets

My biggest method has been spending as much time as I can in Nature.

Rasmus Bom Andersen

For me music is my therapy. When I get sucked into that dark place...

Dirk Kennedy

How Blessed I am and how lucky I am for the many gifts in my life.

Jay Jay French

There are many strategies. First off, therapy can work...

Monty Colvin

"God is clearing a path for you. Stay on the path." I will never forget those words.

Dot Stein

I drink a lot of water, eat fruit and veggies and either jog, swim or go for a very brisk walk to break a sweat.

Jonas Heidgert

...which always lifted some of the negativity from my shoulders.

Diego Valadez

Is there something deeper that might be making me feel the way that I’m feeling?

Jacob Hansen

In my early teens I felt like an outcast and there was no one telling me otherwise.

Steve Blaze

Whenever I am going through a very difficult time the first thing I do is stop and take a deep breath.

Gina Glockler

I think one that has always been a go to is getting into my car for a long drive at night...

Jack Starr

I would like to say how important it is that mental health be taken seriously.

Bart Gabriel

There are few mechanisms and ways that help me in those hardest moments...

Nigel Glockler

I also find going for a walk on the seafront really helps - taking the dog out kind of forces me to do that!

Dalila Kriheli

I was turned onto jumping rope and proper nutrition from a dear friend that I met on the road...

Darrell Millar

There is a old saying. It’s darkest before the dawn. A very accurate statement of how life rolls.

Terry Ilous

When things get absolute dark and they sometimes do, I change my everyday routine.

Jens Anderson

I try to stay in shape physically by training, and mentally by writing and playing music.

Marta Gabriel

...but I learned how to minimize its affect on my body and my mental health.

John Bruno

I really just try to occupy my thoughts with the most positive things in my life.

Timo Tolkki

I guess it really comes down to that you just have to keep going no matter what.

Johnny Gioeli

When life becomes a challenge or hard, I look to gratitude as my cure.

Jenna Syde

When things suck, I work out. I may not be able to control the world around me but I can control the world within me.

Nick Holleman

Coping with problems and staying mentally healthy can be a very difficult thing. To tell the mind to stop worrying is incredibly hard.

Ashley Worhol

"I just want to feel normal" are the words I use to tell myself and my family when I would have an anxiety attack.

Kelly Sundown Carpenter

When this pandemic hit us, the inability to play live music, travel or even see friends took me to a very dark and empty place.

Tony Harnell

I think the most important one may be talking to a friend.

Johan Koleberg

When I get to play drums. Live, rehearsal, alone, studio etc. The music never disappoints me!

Tre Watson

Taking the time to notice when I am feeling my most anxious and slowing myself down have been the tools in my belt...

Rowan Robertson

Getting some exercise lifts my spirits...

Jason Ringenberg

My coping mechanism when things get dark, and all humans have hard times, is to do something simple and physical.

Alessandro Del Vecchio

Living in this modern world should be easy but it is not. The more we have, the more anxious we become.

David DiPietro

Sometimes being "in control" can be an illusion that promises freedom but actually keeps us from moving forward in life.

Harry Conklin

You cannot deal with your own internal pressures by yourself.

Ioannis Vasilopoulos

For me art is my escapism rather than substances of any kind.

Simone Mularoni

It was hard to convince myself that I needed help, but I finally decided to get help from a therapist...

Jason Bittner

Yoga, meditation...

Patrice Guers

You just have to be patient and let the time pass.

Tony Martin

But also things like humour... nothing like a good laugh to get you out of the shadows... humour can give breathing space...

Ronny Munroe

Therapy can be a good thing, and can help you cope with anxiety and depression.

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Elli Berlin

When I'm feeling bad, I listen to or play music...

Jason McMaster

I cope with stress, normal daily occurrence... by realizing, and reminding myself, stress is fake, it does not exist...

Patrick Badger

Throughout the pandemic I made a solo record...

Blaze Bayley

The darkness follows me and when my guard is down it will try to overwhelm me.

Janice Sweet

Talk to God about it. Then talk to a friend about it and ask them to pray.

Snowy Shaw

There's nothing as rewarding as petting dogs. Best psychiatrists ever.

Nina Osegueda

I try and spend some time away from the computer.

Rick Bouwman

Didn't know anything about the business and 40 years further things still surprise me.

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Rob De Luca

My "go to" method has always been work.

John Waite

I’m lucky that I can stand back, breath and be objective.

Jonah Weingarten

I deal with stress by making sure to be around or immersed in nature.

Shawn Duncan

"Everything is temporary ". I say this to myself when I am going through a rough patch and it helps me with perspective.

Warner E. Hodges

Just move forward everyday...

Michele Guaitoli

Being active to me is THE answer to the moments in which darkness attacks us!

Eric Levy

When I started learning about mantras, I thought it might be cool to have one for when I’m feeling anxiety.

Steve Brown

It’s not a quick fix, but works every time if I’m willing to wait for it!

Adam Denlinger

We can’t control life, but we can control our choices.

Steve "Doc" Wacholz

I have ALWAYS surrounded myself with positive like-minded people.

Neil Carter

I try always to stay positive but, particularly in the last two years that’s been hard at times.

Ian Parry

“Resilience” I guess is the keyword and the belief that what you do is worth the effort...

Bruce Kulick

There’s always something to learn from it, and an opportunity to grow from this situation.

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