No Ape November: enrollment is open. You said you’d stop last month.

COPECenter for Overleveraged Portfolio Emergencies

How We Cope

What would you do with one evening that didn’t involve checking a chart?

We collect stories, not medical histories. Every submission is moderated and published only with your separate permission. You can ask us to remove it at any time.

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Stories

From people taking a break.

Your story could help someone else take a break. Share it when you’re ready.

From the timeline

Posts shared with permission.

Taking November off? Say so publicly, then share the link with us below.

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Share

Your story could help someone else.

Share your story

No real names, medical details, or other people’s information, please. Stories are read by a person before anything is published.

What did taking a break change, even a little? 40–1,500 characters.

I agree that COPE may store this story for moderation. I separately choose whether it may be published. I can ask for removal at any time with my removal code.

How moderation works

  • A person reads every submission before anything is published.
  • Publishing needs your separate permission. Without it, only moderators read your story.
  • We remove real names, contact details and anything that identifies someone else.
  • Your removal code takes your story down immediately, any time.