How Emotional Resilient are you?

Emotional resilience is the ability to successfully cope with change or misfortune.

Even when afraid, resilient people respond to life’s challenges with courage and emotional stamina.

While we can’t always control what life brings, we can use adversity as an opportunity for growth.

Respond True or False to the following statements to discover how well you cope with life’s many challenges.

Set 1:

1. When bad things happen, I think “why me?” I feel fear and self-pity; I want to find someone to blame.

2. When I feel overwhelmed by negative emotions,, I overeat or drink too much alcohol, or do other things I know aren’t good for me.

3. I don’t trust I can handle adversity by myself, nor do I have supportive people I can truly count on in a crisis.

4. Even when my life seems stable, I worry that some kind of misfortune is around the corner. I also have a tendency to create catastrophes out of the little things that happen.

5. I find it hard to feel faith when bad things happen to good people. I feel despairing, hopeless and unable to move forward.

Set 2:

1. I handle everything better when I take good care of myself; exercising raises my endorphins; eating right and sleeping well gives me more physical, mental and emotional stamina; and setting aside time for play and positive connections makes me feel more joyful and optimistic.

2. I have faith in my ability to handle life’s challenges. At the same time, I know the importance of having loving, supportive people to help me face difficulties, large and small.

3. Even when faced with misfortune, I look for the “silver lining.” I believe that ultimately there’s a positive opportunity from which I can learn and grow.

4. I have a strong sense of meaning and purpose in my life that helps me move forward despite any obstacles.

5. I’m very persistent. Even when I get knocked down, I trust myself to eventually get back up.

If you answered true more often in Set 1 and false more often in Set 2, you may wish to learn some effective ways to develop more emotional resilience.

You can strengthen your resilience by:

• becoming more emotionally self-aware
• improving your mood with exercise
• good diet
• play and laughter
• building self-reliance and a strong support network
• and by developing perseverance, purpose and a more positive attitude.

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Jackie Foskett helps professional women who are overwhelmed and anxious to free themselves from that rut, prioritize self-care and reach their goals and dreams through hypnotherapy and mind coaching. She’s a specialist in stress and anxiety relief, weight release, hypnobirthing, medical and dental hypnosis, and mindfulness, as well as a published author. She expertly and caringly guides clients through the terrain of their conscious and subconscious minds to live their best lives ever—in mind, body and spirit. Jackie and her husband, Blaine, live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, in Washington State, and love to explore the outdoors and travel. Living a balanced life is key to her success!

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