The phrase "a state of coping" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a condition or situation where someone is managing or dealing with stress, challenges, or difficulties.
Example: "After the loss of her job, she found herself in a state of coping, trying to navigate her emotions and financial situation."
Alternatives: "a mode of adjustment" or "a condition of resilience."
The 265 supermarkets on Long Island are in a state of flux, coping with "competition and rapidly changing consumer tastes and wants," said Kurt Barnard, the president of Barnard's Retail Trend Report, which forecasts industry trends and consumer spending patterns.
We have used 'endurance" (almost the steady state of coping), 'resistance' and 'resilience' to demonstrate the adaptive power of individuals in trying circumstances to deal with difficult illness or treatment settings.
But Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, a liberal group in Washington that advocates reworking immigration law, offered New Mexico as a model of balancing a push for border security — Mr. Richardson once declared a state of emergency there — with coping with the illegal immigrants already in this country.
In some cases this was reported to reflect a state of denial about 'not coping' with activities of daily living, and a reluctance to accept their changed health status.
The Peruvian government has extended to nine more regions a state of emergency called to cope with unusually cold weather and heavy snowfall.
The DraftStormy press release describes the tour in some colorful terms that seem somewhat out of place for a state still coping with the destruction of Hurricane Katrina.
Individuals, it is implicitly assumed, will endeavour to reach a state of internal equilibrium through testing coping strategies.
We have presented a state-of-the-art review of the methodologies and approaches that are currently being used to cope with the significant issue of privacy.
The Palestinian Authority declared a state of emergency on Saturday to cope with the widening crisis, The Associated Press reported.
It was the year it snowed really late in December, and public transport was in a state of bewilderment at how to cope with it all.
