Resilience - And Stress

Primarily, It Is Still An Inside Job


In the big picture, numerous aspects of your learning and makeup either complicate your efforts to control stress or promote coping and healing. Resilience is the key. How well do you bounce back? What are your adaptive skills? What is your capacity to thrive and live to your full potential when stress squarely lands upon you? All are stress management issues to the max!

Resiliency is not a static quality; it is dynamic and flows with your focus and life events. Renewing your resiliency through taking breaks, self-care, staying involved with important people, building coping strategies, drawing on past successful coping skills, and keeping a positive attitude, are a few of the actions that reward you with greater ability to survive "life's lemons." Openness to asking for help when you are stumped and refusing to "beat yourself up" further build an adaptive repertoire.

The Strain On The System Is Relevant

No doubt, the seriousness and type of the stressor(s) should weigh in as pertinent information. It is one thing to be overwhelmed by death of a loved one or a serious medical diagnosis, quite another to cope with continuous pressure to solve job achievement issues. Both may stretch your abilities to manage the stress, but each may require a different focus and a different set of skills.

In the overall picture, resiliency can be likened to the willow tree that survives winds by bending and staying flexible. So, too, is flexibility necessary for us mere humans to remain functional. As has been discussed in other posts, stress management, in the acute sense, will be enhanced by techniques to calm yourself, for example relaxation and breathing, even medication, although we cannot take a pill to solve all problems, ultimately.

The least you need to know:

1. Resiliency is a major aspect in how stress is managed.

2. Resiliency is not static, therefore you can maximize your resiliency.

The mission, should you chose to accept, requires:

1. Once again, openness to consider the personal role you play.

2. Exploring how to build your resiliency.

I have been a psychotherapist for many years. Early in my career, I understood "to work in your passion means you will never work a day in your life." Personal growth is a passion, as is helping others grow and learn to cope with bumps in the road.

The title of my blog is Making Better Lemonade, http://healthyavatar.net/. My other website is http://www.qualitymatters2me.com./