Surviving a Crisis

Do you ever feel like you are at a loss when bad things happen to you? Are you in debt? Have you lost your job? Has your family and friends turned against you? Have you lost a family member? Whatever the crisis is, there is a way to survive. Here you use simple steps to recover from a crisis and bring chaos back to order again.

Your First Step

Accept what is happening or has happened. This is a very important step to follow because until you accept it you cannot move forward. In this step you are not in the position to think logically. So, accept that too. This is not the time for making big decisions. Then, move on to step two.

Your Second Step

You have a lot of different emotions going on right now. They are yours and you own them. If your body is telling you to cry, then turn it on. Let the tears roll. This is one way for you to release all that emotion that is bottled up inside. Don’t let yourself ache any longer than you have to. Releasing your tears will clear your mind and help you to let go of the pain that you are feeling. If you feel angry, then say so. Do you feel the need to hit something? Then roll up a comforter or grab a pillow and pound away on it. Again, you need to release all this negative energy before you can refill yourself with the positive energy that is waiting to enter. Beat that comforter or pillow until you can’t be angry anymore.

The point is, all of your emotions will happen, whether it is all at once or one at a time, but each one needs to be dealt with. You are the only one who can release the emotions, which must be done before you can overcome the situation that you are dealing with. Use the examples above to help you think of ways to release your other emotions.

Your Third Step

Don’t close yourself away from the world. This is the worst thing that you can do for yourself. You can’t get through this alone. There are times in our lives that we all need someone to lean on.

Talk to a friend or family member, talk to your clergy, join a support group. Do whatever you need to do to find people, who you can open up to, share your thoughts with and express your feelings. It is also good to be able to get ideas and advice from the people you surround yourself with, so keep an open mind to any suggestions that will benefit your situation.

Your Fourth Step

Letting it all go. Now that you have gotten this far, its time to close this chapter in your life and move on. Here are some examples on how to put a close to this part of your life.

If you have lost a loved one, create a memorial shelf with a picture of your loved one, add a candle or two and some artificial or real flowers. Love always survives even after death.

Are you in debt? Sell everything you don’t need. Old clothes, knick knacks, dishes, whatever you have packed away that you haven’t used in a year a more. Just get rid of it, through a yard sale, ebay or a consignment shop. Number one, it’ll get rid of clutter and number two, you’ll make some cash. This will help anybody feel better right away. Number three, you’ll be socializing.

You get the idea. Turn a negative into a positive and one positive leads to another. Don’t stop the momentum, just keep it going.

Your Last Step

Enjoy your new life. You have come a long way in a short amount of time. You have succeeded and you should hang on to your achievement.