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John A. Call, Ph.D., J.D., A.B.P.P. is a forensic psychologist, an attorney, and president of Crisis Management Consultants, Inc. For more information visit crisisinc.com See full bio

July 9, 2008, Anxiety

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Resilience in the Face of Rough Times

By John A. Call, Ph.D., J.D., A.B.P.P. on July 9, 2008 in Crisis Center

Resilience is someting that most people need to make it through the rougher times of life. Read More

your article is very helpful

Submitted by Anonymous on July 19, 2008 - 7:45am.

your article is very helpful and informative, thank you for the tips to develop resilience in hard times. I myself have had a rough week and following your advice really makes me through it. Keep up the posts.

exquisite advice

Submitted by philip smith on July 25, 2008 - 2:34am.

I too have had a challenging week. I'm going to see my therapist twice this week. I've been overwhelmed with the lofty goals that I set in my life. I resonate with your assertion that you should break a long term goal into acheivable short term goals and taking it one day at a time. I'm going to a new college this fall and I don't know anyone. So, my anxiety levels have increased profoundly. Keep Healing!!

change is good

Submitted by Anonymous on July 26, 2008 - 9:23pm.

thanks for your article, I want to share some advice that has helped get through a really rough patch, in less than 3 months, my fiancee of 3 yrs dumped me and our wedding plans, my job became a nightmare (bad management) and my cat died, (the cat part sounds like the punchline, but really it's been awful), after fighting to keep my life in balance, I finally realized that pain and suffering are just not worth, so I think resilience also means having the ability to think clearly through the rough times, endure what you can take to a reasonable limit in order to achieve the major goals, in my case, keeping my apartment mortgage in reasonable terms in the middle of all the breakup chaos, and finding a new job, and welcome change in my life. I miss my old job, I miss my fiancee and I miss my cat, there is no way to substitute any of them, but my life has turned out in a positive way. Im happy to be happy in different terms rather than miserable in the same old surroundings.