The first and most important factor is having caring and supportive family, friends and acquaintances. Trusting relationships that create love, provide role models, and offer encouragement and reassurance help bolster ones personal resilience. In the everyday grind of daily work and family life, we sometimes forget to maintain connections with friends, family and loved ones. One can identify supportive relationships and reestablish connections through reaching out, planning a reunion, or even taking the time for a long overdue phone call.
Identify and take part in activities that promote mental and physical health.
Proactively establishing a daily regimen of activities that …show more content…
It's not that they don't feel emotional pain or stress over difficult circumstances, however, they focus on solutions rather then circumstance outside their control. This is sometimes easier said then done, so breaking down possible courses of action into small achievable steps can foster feelings of self reliance and esteem.
Try to see the big picture.
Sometimes it's easy to become mired down and excessively focused on the event or stressor. Resilient persons tend to have a long term perspective and to see things in a broader context. Try to perceive things within the scope of our lifetimes. Often looking back to times when we've overcome events that at the time seemed insurmountable can help us do so.
Accept and express your emotions or grief.
Strong emotions and sadness can consume us when we keep them to ourselves, or worse deny that they exist at all. They tend to lose there power to immobilize us when we allow ourselves to accept them, and especially when we express them to others. Reaching out to a supportive friend or loved one and verbalizing feelings can be cathartic and help one move forward. Accurately identifying and expressing emotions can help us manage them more …show more content…
They recognize that self reliance is important, yet also readily reach out to others in times of difficulty. Recognizing and accepting that we can't go it alone can be our strength, rather then a weakness. This can be reaching out to a friend or loved one, joining a community or self help group, or if need be seeking the help of a licensed mental health professional. It is important to get professional help if you feel like you are unable to complete everyday activities or function as a result of traumatic or stressful life