Overcoming anxiety & depression resilience

Resilience is the psychological quality that allows some people to be knocked down by the adversities of life and come back at least as strong as before. Rather than letting difficulties, traumatic events, or failure overcome them and drain their resolve, highly resilient people find a way to change course, emotionally heal, and continue moving toward their goals.

Now my story is, “I’m getting better every day.” 

Resilience isn’t about pushing past our feelings or ignoring them. In order to be truly resilient, we must be able to feel our feelings.

 is a safe way to honor your feelings, move through them and feel more balanced. I recommend meditating at least once every day. A consistent, committed practice cleans up your energy and helps you to be more resilient.

 

The resilience tree

6 Signs of Resilience in Life

1. Reframing Looking at a problem or situation from a different, more helpful perspective can help the individual cope.
2. Using the power of positive emotions Such feelings broaden our thinking and enable us to come up with alternative strategies for solving problems more creatively. They can also improve our sense of belonging, helping us bond with supportive individuals and groups and boosting our sense of accomplishment and ideas of purposeful living.
3. Participating in physical activities Being more active can help manage and reduce the impact of stress along with improving confidence and self-esteem.
4. Ongoing active engagement in trusted social networks Social support from trusted friends, colleagues, and family members can leave us feeling less isolated and help us adopt a better perspective regarding what is happening.
5. Identifying and using signature strengths Engaging our strengths can leave us feeling more authentic, increasing our sense of meaning and control when we take on new challenges or overcome adversity.
6. Optimism regarding the future Looking toward the future with optimism can help us recognize that setbacks are usually temporary and surmountable, helping us feel more hopeful and positive about what lies ahead.

The above are all valuable signs to watch out for with clients to assess their readiness and ability to adopt a more resilient outlook on life.

The following 10 resilience skills

1. Problem-solving
   Problem-solving is the ability to identify, analyze, and break down problems and generate potential solutions. The most effective ones are then chosen and implemented.
2. Goal setting
   Goal setting involves setting well-defined and achievable goals and then taking small steps toward achieving them. Working toward goals builds confidence and a sense of accomplishment, which can contribute to resilience.
3. Effective communication
   This involves learning to express needs and feelings clearly and assertively and actively listening to others.
4. Emotional regulation and stress management
   Since emotional regulation is the ability to control and manage one’s emotions in a healthy way (Gross, 1998), specific approaches can manage emotions and stress.
   These include practicing relaxation techniques (including mindfulness and deep breathing), cognitively reframing challenges and pressures as opportunities, and engaging in physical activity.
5. Building a social support network
   This involves developing and maintaining a solid network of supportive relationships with friends, family, and other trusted individuals.
6. Practicing self-care
   Self-care activities should promote physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing, including getting adequate sleep, eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and finding time for relaxation and hobbies.
7. Developing meaning and purpose in life
   This involves finding purpose and meaning in life, whether in work, relationships, or other personally fulfilling activities.
8. Adopting a positive outlook
   Cultivating a positive outlook and a growth mindset might include practicing gratitude, focusing on the good things in life, reframing negative thoughts, and seeing setbacks as opportunities for learning and growth, while maintaining a hopeful outlook.
9. Improving self-awareness
   Developing self-awareness includes learning to understand thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to improve responses to stress and adversity and recognizing when to seek support.
10. Adopting effective coping strategies
    Healthy coping mechanisms might include positive self-talk, visualization, exercise, goal focus, social support, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques. What works for you may not work for someone else but that’s okay. 👍🏻 

Resilient individuals are typically more adaptable, open to new changes and experiences, and adopt a healthy perspective when they see setbacks as opportunities for learning.

Over the last few decades, comprehensive research into resilience has found several protective and promotive factors that make some individuals more resilient. They include self-regulation skills, effective schooling, good parenting, genetics, mindset, and community resources. 

The most resilient people are likely to have benefited from a combination of these basic human protective systems.

It is worth noting that resilience is not a fixed trait, but can be developed and grown over time. Let’s look at how to improve resilience.

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Blessings with love from Lori at Lifesuccessnz xx 🤗