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How daily habits mask underlying problems

I drink wine every night to wind down from work and I tell myself it helps me relax but I think I just do not want to feel how stressed I actually am.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Routine coping mechanisms can prevent awareness of the conditions that make coping necessary.

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