brace oneself for
prepare for
steel oneself against
steel oneself for
cut up
poise
brace
anchor
turn to
steel
loaded for bear
nerve
psychotherapy
sugarcoat the pill
batten down
face up
whistle past the graveyard
gird up one's loins
bewreak
feel
ask for trouble
well-equipped
crisis intervention
fettle
ataractic
psych
ataraxic
tranquilising
tranquilizing
tranquillising
tranquillizing
bright side
silver lining
antipsychological
sedative
twist the knife
poignant
outpsych
kick a dog when it's down
painfulness
drop someone in it
pain
snooker
rack
ground
resourcefulness
excruciate
torture
torment
hang-up
bring down
cognitive behavioral therapy
gird
overemotionalize
on the receiving end
sadden
rescue
moodishness
look at oneself in the mirror
stand to
experience
psychoactively
shake up
anticonvulsive
openture
go through
somatize
climb the walls
freak
see
cast down
antiautistic
mental health
move
pensiveness
strike
clinical psychology
impress
healing
oppress
let go
misnegotiate
psychodramatics
fall apart
affect
psychodynamically
psyched up
anguish
hurt
use one's head
defense mechanism
depress
distraughtness
escape valve
endure
take something in stride

English words for 'prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant'

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