The goal each and every day is to gradually grow stronger on the inside, so that less and less on the outside can affect your inner wellness without your conscious permission.Truth be told, how you cope with unexpected problems and frustrations can easily be the difference between living a good life and living an unhealthy one.
If you choose unhealthy coping mechanisms like avoidance or denial, for example, you can quickly turn a tough situation into a tragic one.
And sadly, this is a common mistake many people make.When you find yourself facing a disheartening reality, your first reaction might be to deny the situation, or to avoid dealing with it altogether.
But by doing so you’re inadvertently holding on even tighter to the pain that you wish to let go of — you’re, in effect, sealing it up inside you.Let’s imagine someone close to you has grown ill, and supporting this person through his or her illness is incredibly painful.