See also
- the 2013 blogpost [13]success hinges on resilience; success+!setback, a completely unrelated discussion on resilience.
- [[[King’s speech]] resilience despite dependency #EQ
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csyv0l is a WhyFactor production on Resilience
- top level of resilience is the support network available to an individual.
- The more supported we feel, the more resilient we tend to become. However, some individuals (children esp.) become dependent on external support and less resilient.
- middle level — most familiar level of “resilience” is psychological resilience.
- base level — biological resilience — how in distress you maintain your sleep, fitness, diet, immunity, serenity.
— jolt: resilient people are often those able to articulate and ask for help
Resilience is not bulletproof (invulnerable is another word). I would say everyone goes thorugh fears, pains, stress, setbacks,,,. If you like to be one of those who don’t “break” easily, then I think we first need to stop pretending to be strong, and stop aiming to become stronger. The hardest material tend to be rigid and brittle. SPRaja told me about “bend and sway” — that’s resilience.
“True resilience is accepting help”, proclaims one resilient African women featured in the WhyFactor. I explored in this blogpost on seeking help . When we talk about “true resilience” we often refer to oversized huge blows including covid19. The biggest blows in one’s life is often too big to handle by oneself, when it is crucial to have developed the skills to articulate and seek help.