Mental resistance
These 15 questions help to strengthen your own resilience
How well we get through crises also depends on our resilience, i.e. our mental resistance. A property that can luckily learn.
Crisis. Crises everywhere. The feeling of being in the middle of a crisis is currently concerned with many people. And for good reason, because inflation, war, climate and energy crisis are just a few examples of the many challenges of our time. And these are just the social aspects. Often there are also private and professional concerns and hurdles of each individual. Yes, we don’t have it easy.
But how do you deal with yourself with a difficult time? The key for healthy handling of crises is called resilience. Our mental resistance has a significant impact on whether we despair or grow at times of crisis. Resilience builds on a total of seven pillars: optimism, acceptance, solution orientation, responsibility, network orientation and future planning.
In every difficult phase of our lives, we have the choice of growing every single pillar – or put the head in the sand and wait until the storm sweeps over. However, the good of resilience is: With every crisis survived, we are better prepared for the next. And because life is not straightforward, the next small or large crisis will eventually knock on the door with some certainty.
If it is so far again, many people initially feel helpless and overwhelmed. Targeted self -reflection helps to recall its resilience and to better master the crisis. The following 15 questions can be a start in search of good handling of crises.
Resilience: 15 questions to better survive crises
- What crises have I survived in my life?
- What properties have helped me to master the crises?
- What did I learn from the crises of my life?
- What is the worst thing that can happen to me in this situation?
- How realistic is this scenario?
- Which people can I always rely on?
- How can friends and family support me in the crisis?
- What and who in my life am I grateful? And why?
- What do I really need to survive the crisis?
- How much can I actively change my current situation?
- What prevents me from finally solving the problem?
- What feelings concern me in relation to the crisis?
- What do my feelings want to tell me?
- What does I even encourage me now?
- What am I particularly looking forward to in the near future?
By the way: If you do not have an answer to the questions immediately, this is absolutely no problem. Some questions need their time to work. It is important to take the time to really find answers that help you.
Source: Stern
I’m Caroline, a journalist and author for 24 Hours Worlds. I specialize in health-related news and stories, bringing real-world impact to readers across the globe. With my experience in journalism and writing in both print and online formats, I strive to provide reliable information that resonates with audiences from all walks of life.
