Ever noticed that some people seem to bounce off the bad stuff in life a bit quicker and more easily than others?
Ever thought how you could learn to bounce off life events more easily?
Well, you can!
You cannot prevent the bad stuff but you can improve your capacity to deal with it.
It’s called resilience
It’s about building your inner strength and knowing how to engage with significant people or groups in trying times.
When researchers have looked at those who bounce through life, they found that those people have their basic psychological, social and physical needs interwoven into the fabric of their lives without a second thought.
This is great news for all of us.
Just learn how to put these same needs into your lifestyle and your resilience can build and stay strong!
Knowing these basic needs, you can plan to deal with your needs when there may be a change coming, for example, how moving house can impact your sense of community.
So what are the needs?
- Physical: this is every care you take of your body and environment – your diet, hydration, exercise, fun, affection, sense of safety to name a few.
- Social: interacting with others needs attention too – feeling part of a community and receiving positive regard.
- Psychological: include having a sense of meaning, challenge and creativity, clear roles and a sense of control.
Gaps in how you meet these needs satisfactorily can lead to depression, feelings of isolation, anxiety, stress, less practical support, lack of affection, despondency, loss of humour and lower self-esteem to name a few.
So start thriving instead of surviving and think about assessing where you’re at taking care of your human needs.
