They are also able to manage crises more easily.
Fortunately, emotional resilience is a trait that can be developed.
What Is Emotional Resilience?
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Emotional resilience refers to ones ability to adapt to stressful situations or crises.
Research shows that those who deal with minor stresses more easily also can manage major crises with greater ease.
So, resilience has its benefits for daily life as well as for the rare major catastrophe.
What Influences Emotional Resilience?
Emotional and physical resilience is, to a degree, something you’re born with.
Still, there are specific characteristics that resilient people tend to share.
Here are some of the main characteristics.
Emotional Awareness
People with emotional awareness understand what theyre feeling and why.
They also understand the feelings of others better because they are more in touch with their own inner life.
Resilient people don’t feel helpless or hopeless when they are facing a challenge.
They are more likely to keep working toward a goal when they are faced with an obstacle.
Optimism
Resilient people also see the positives in most situations and believe in their strength.
Support
Social support plays a critical role in fostering resilience in addition to improving overall mental well-being.
Sense of Humor
People strong in emotional resilience canlaugh at lifes difficulties.
They also get a good laugh more often, and this brings benefits as well.
They can also find meaning in lifes challenges rather than seeing themselves as victims.
A Word From Verywell
As mentioned, emotional resilience can be developed.
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