Hardship is tough to endure, but it teaches people valuable coping strategies and can contribute to a person’s internal toughness. ‘Hardiness’ is a combination of personal strengths that can help a person when faced with traumatic, stressful situations.
Strengths that can help a person GROW include:
Gratitude: When people go through difficulties in life gratitude and appreciation make it easier to endure tough times, whatever they might be.
Relationships: Social support can enhance our resilience to stress. Relationships provide a valuable buffer against high stress and can help a person navigate challenging periods.
Openness: Harnessing positive emotion can help people feel like they can get back up again, even during low moments. When our world crumbles to pieces, openness to taking new routes and an openness to positive emotion is essential.
Waking Up: Hope is a central aspect of human existence – a positive emotional state. Hope gives a person strength even amid the most terrible circumstances.
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