Even for emotionally strong and self-aware individuals, difficult circumstances can catch us by surprise. Certainly, people react differently to adversity, but implementing healthy ways of moving through tough situations can help individuals cope better and recover much quicker (or start heading in this direction).

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2. Even for emotionally strong and self-aware
individuals, difficult circumstances can
catch us by surprise. Certainly, people react
differently to adversity, but implementing
healthy ways of moving through tough
situations can help individuals cope better
and recover much quicker (or start heading
in this direction).
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3. It is common to relive bad experiences
and events in your head well after they’ve
happened. Cognitively, this doesn’t help in
moving an individual towards healing and
recovery. One of the best ways to deal with
this is to contemplate the positive aspects
of such a situation – tapping into one’s
deepest thoughts and feelings about the
experience – and then writing about it.
Adversity can make someone feel alone
and quite often wonder whether anyone
else has ever gone through the same
feelings. However, it’s in these situations
that practising self-compassion – the
ability to confront personal suffering with
kindness and warmth – can help.
When people become self-compassionate
in difficult situations, they can lower their
anxiety, stress and sadness and begin to
see life from a positive angle.
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4. To find out more about this topic, visit the
blog of Dr Tony Romero.
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