

10 Ways to Bounce Back

- Make connections. Good relationships with close family members, friends or others are important. Accepting help and support from those who care about you and will listen to you, strengthens resilience.
- Avoid seeing crises as insurmountable problems. Try looking beyond the present to how future circumstances may be a little better.
- Accept that change is a part of living. Accepting circumstances that cannot be changed can help you focus on the circumstances that can.
- Move toward your goals. Instead of focusing on tasks that seem unachievable, ask yourself, “What is one thing I know I can accomplish today that helps me move in the direction I want to go?”
- Take decisive actions. Act on adverse situations as much as you can, rather than detaching completely from problems and stresses and wishing they would go away.
- Look for opportunities for self-discovery. People often learn something about themselves and find they have grown in some respect as a result of a struggle.
- Nurture a positive view of yourself. Developing confidence in your ability to solve problems and trusting your instincts helps to build resilience.
- Keep things in perspective. Avoid blowing a stressful event out of proportion. Look at it in a broader context.
- Maintain a hopeful outlook. Being optimistic enables you to expect that good things will happen in your life. Try visualising what you want and not worrying about what you fear.
- Take care of yourself. Pay attention to your own needs and feelings. That will help keep your mind and body primed to deal with situations that require resilience.