Therapy | Therapy in Los Angeles

FOSTERING RESILIENCE IN A WORLD THAT INCLUDES SUFFERING

by Glenn Peters, Ph.D.

People who are struggling to cope with hardship usually experience many powerful emotions, such as anger, sadness, fear, and anxiety. Individuals who are less resilient stay stuck longer in these negative emotions and thoughts even after the hardship has long ended. More resilient people more quickly revert to their pre-hardship psychological state. This is often called the bounce back. These more resilient people can even develop a new sense of purpose in their lives. From hardship and trauma we can develop new strengths that we did not even know existed within us.

MENTAL HEALTH CARE

THE MORE YOU HELP YOURSELF THE MORE HELP YOU WILL GET

Alice looked pale and completely worn out. “My husband is still in the process of leaving. He doesn’t see that I’m really upset. He didn’t notice that I took too many pills even though he is a dentist.. I went to the hospital emergency room to check myself in to the psych ward because I felt so bad, because he wouldn’t even drive me there. I don’t think he cares if I die.

EMOTIONAL REGULATION

FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF ACCEPTING YOURSELF

message to “be yourself” is often at the end of an adolescent or young adult film. The person who has tried to appear “cooler” than they really are has learned an important lesson in striving to be more authentic, and to forgo the facade. Yet it is not only a young person’s task to become their authentic self, but something that is important for all of us to work on throughout life.

WELLBEING